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Ayn Rand's Anthem Essay

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Ayn Rand's Anthem

In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand there are many themes. These themes include love, desire, equality, freedom, and individuality. Most of these themes are all shown by the majority of the characters in the book, especially Equality 7-2521. One can see that the themes of love and individuality are very important in the novel. The theme of love is shown between Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000. The theme of individuality is shown by Equality 7-2521.

Anthem is a novel about a man, Equality 7-2521, who went against the laws to make his own individual choices, to gain knowledge, and to love the woman of his choice. Equality 7-2521 lived in a world in the future after a nuclear holocaust. This was a …show more content…

After this was their first forbidden kiss.

After Equality 7-2521 fled into the Uncharted Forests and became free from the councils he finds out that Liberty 5-3000 had followed his footsteps to be with him. For the first time Liberty 5-3000 and Equality
7-2521 made love. After this the two start to reject morals and ethics of their old society and make their own. Later in their travels the Golden One and the Unconquered discover a house built in the Unmentionable times.
At this house they get new names to show their new found freedom.
Equality 7-2521?s new name was Prometheus, this is because Prometheus taught men to be gods. Liberty 5-3000?s new name was Gaea, this is because Gaea was the mother of rebirth and Liberty 5-3000 was the mother of a new society.

In Anthem love is a very important theme. The love between
Liberty 5-3000 and Equality 7-2521 was true, even though it is said ?what is not thought by all men cannot be true?(Anthem, Page 81). Their love brought them for a civilization where the word ?I? did not exist to a world of their own where they were free to do what they loved. Throughout their entire relationship their love was forbidden, yet Liberty 5-3000 and
Equality 7-2521 broke the law for their love.

Individuality was also a major theme in the novel Anthem.
Equality7-2521 showed his individuality in many ways. Early in Equality
7-2521?s life he was alienated because he was said

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