Equality 7-2521 Prometheus Analysis

He demonstrates how life was for himself as a slave and how he couldn’t do the countless activities that the white children were doing, like getting an education. In the beginning of this excerpt he states “[i]n accomplishing this, I was compelled to resort to various stratagems. I had no regular teacher” (Douglass 404) to indicate that he wasn’t allowed to attend a normal setting of school in order to get educated. It proves that as a slave, he wasn’t able to learn to read and write so he thought of another approach to do so. He made friends with little white boys, so he can gain some knowledge and learn from them. Douglass depicts his approach by stating “This bread I used to bestow upon the hungry little urchins, who, in return would give me that more valuable bread of knowledge” (405). It implies that he values learning more than bread. As a slave, he was provided with food at his master’s house, but not the privilege of learning therefore he values it more. His techniques of learning how to read and write included making friends, giving bread away to the poor in exchange of learning from them, competing with other boys, so that he could learn and simply reading every chance he would acquire. These tactics explained in the text help us understand the author and show us the circumstances that he went through in order to learn how to read. He uses the example of himself in order

The rule of never being alone would affect the generations by never having people be able to do things by themselves and let everyone be lazier by doing only half of their work, because there is always another person to do the rest. The controls would make the future generation’s minds to think that everything is ok and start to obey the leaders therefore creating a generation of, technically, slaves which would whatever you want them to do and this is cruel and they should be able to do what they want, go where they want, and see what they want. The generations ahead could be physically changed too by being more skinny and less strong, because all they do is eat, work, and sleep which could affect the brain and other organs to not work properly due to the lack of nutrients and exercise. In the society of many rules and controls almost everyone is short and small due to the lack of activities they do “Ever have the Teachers and the Leaders pointed to us and frowned and said: ‘There is evil in your bones, Equality 7-2521, for your body has grown beyond the bodies of your brothers.’”(Rand 18) Overall the effect of including these rules and controls would prove to be bad for the future

A society that prevents individuality means that there is no victory. Equality was once muted by following the rules of society, but now he has discovered who he is. He understands his self worth and that he can put himself before others. Equality has come such a long way in his personal development that he now identifies himself differently. After discovering the word “I” he proclaims, “I’m not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on

The young narrator named Equality 7-2521 battles internal and external conflicts in order to discover his individuality. When equality realizes he is different from the brothers, he is scared because he knows he will face the consequences. “Equality is six feet tall and is twenty one years old, he also learns quicker”. Equality Motivation is to be free in his society. Equality feels like he has to discover the world and find answers to everything. In the book it also states that “as I walked down this pitch black tunnel, I felt a chill go down my spin, Should I even be down there.” To equality the feeling of independence sparks the idea that he is his own being with his own image.

In “Anthem” by Ayn Rand Equality 7-2521 lives in a society where there are many rules and controls. The people in this society exist to coexist. These rules cause them to have no individuality. Everyone is completely equal. Equality knows that he is different and that no person was made to be the exact same as the one before.

In the story, Equality does just that. On page 100, Equality states “Our son will be raised as a man. He will be taught to say “I” and to bear the pride of it. He will be taught to walk straight and on his own feet. He will be taught reverence for his own spirit” (Rand 100).This quote said by Equality, shows that Equality is symbolizing Individualism by choosing how he wants to raise his son and not having anyone else tell him how he wants to live. This quote also shows that Equality is living a life that he wants to live. He is living and doing what he wants to do, unlike in his old society when he is chosen for a job that he does not want to do and a life he doesn't want to

Individualism and self-determination are against the needs of society for conformity and stability, because a society needs people that help out for it to function as a constant, strong society. People acting on their own will only bring down a society, because a society runs on its people contributing to it.

We base our morals off of society. If society says something is a sin, the majority of us agree that it is a sin. So naturally, when Equality 7-2521 is told that writing for just himself is a sin, he believed it was. Had he been told differently, he would have thought differently. Throughout the story, he continued to believe that writing for just himself was a sin.

Equality has on his own discovered how to act upon his own actions. He has acted out his own intentions for the well being of himself and considering the change of the society for the better.

Equality is much taller and much smarter than his other brothers. He knows that he is different. The first line of “Anthem” which is spoken by Equality states

He thought for himself. He thought about what he wanted and wished for the most. He had free thought. He was different. Others viewed Equality as a disgrace. In a society where people are supposed to be equal, ironically Equality was treated unequal. He showed many divergent traits from the other people he lived with. He thought for himself by showing his passion for science and discovery. The Council of Vocations is where the people go to receive their occupations “This was the only thing which moved, for the lips of the oldest did not move as they said: ‘Street Sweeper.’"(Rand pg 29). In this quote the council is punishing Equality for being “different”. Equality's dream was to become a scholar, but since he had a love for science and was every intelligent, he was looked at as “different”. The “sin” Equality writes in the beginning also ties in with this. For example: A God is the most powerful being humans have thought of. Gods choose and rule over all, and since that the Council decides what is right for everyone in this case they are the

Equality was born and raised in a totalitarian society where he was not allowed to speak or think for himself. This society does not have a specified name in the book, but in this world everyone thinks, speaks and expresses themselves in the same way every single day.

He was aware that knowledge is power and that if he wished to escape, this was the key. Once literate, his eyes were opened to the world. Literacy removes the blissful ignorance one once had, and replaces it with honest realizations. In addition, these realizations can be both

Auld: “...[Mrs. Auld] very kindly commenced to teach me the A, B, C.” He began learning to write until Mr. Auld forbade Mrs. Auld from continuing to teach Douglass and while at first this upset Douglass, it only emphasized to him why slaves were to remain ignorant and uneducated. He recalls hearing Mr. Auld’s words to Mrs. Auld and remembers the revelation he came to after hearing his words, writing, “I now understood what had been to me a most perplexing difficulty-to wit, the white man’s power to enslave the black man. . . . From that moment, I understood the pathway from slavery to freedom” (ch. VI). This, for Douglass, was when he finally realized that his journey of becoming educated would bring more to him than just the fulfilment of education, but the power of that of the white

The only problem facing humanity is: who should be the one-third person to work, who should be the twe-third pure enjoyment of life? Because all men are created equal, there is no standard to judge who should be divided among the crowd.