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
reminding the world that not only is the slave a man, but he also reminds the world that no one actually disputes that idea. Douglass points out that “the slaveholders themselves acknowledge [a slave’s personhood] in the enactment of laws for their government” (379). How then Douglass wonders, could slaveholders oppose the manhood of a slave when their laws would treat the Negro as a being capable of moral decision and education (380): elements that make up a man? Not only does Douglass remind his
we came across only to the objective point of view of the city, but if we want to discover the feel of London life, its people, its sounds and smells there is a more direct source: literature. Through poems we can understand the way the authors, like many other people, lived this specific experience. One of the first writers that comes in our mind when we think about 18th century London and its society is William Blake, with his famous work London,
and that is one | | |of forbidden love and the quest to keep it alive. The reader seems to | | |root for Liberty and Equality to make it work as their feelings |
American dream. The film The Pursuit of Happyness (2005) supports the idea of the American dream our founding fathers set out. Wall Street (1987) on the other hand, supports and acts as a detractor of the true American dream and leads people to believe, what a lot of people already believe, that it is a dream to become monetarily
young children from seemingly similar backgrounds could have such opposing futures? Each coming from the poverty of the streets of New York City and yet somehow, one will be successful and the other will commit suicide. This is exactly the case in the novels Ragged Dick, written by Horatio Alger, and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, written by Stephen Crane. Both set in the rough streets of New York City in the mid 1800’s, the novels follow the lives of two poverty-stricken youth, Dick and Maggie. While
exciting plot of the film. The movie National Treasure follows the life of Ben Gates. He longs to discover the treasure of the Knights Templar that his grandfather has always told him about. The knights believed the treasure to be too large for any one man to have, even the king. The treasure Ben searches for started with the knights, which then led to the freemasons like Benjamin Franklin. The freemasons hid the treasure from the British during the American Revolution, but left clues for the treasure
“And, my name’s Liberty.” She banged the door behind her. Liberty strode along the sidewalk, unhappiness bubbling inside her. Why can’t I learn the arts? Why do I have to—? “Please, help me.” “Huh?” Liberty stopped and looked around. “Who said that?” The desperate voice came again: “Please, help me!” “Oh, my goodness, it’s a child.” Liberty rushed into the street and grabbed a passer-by’s arm. “There’s a child who’s calling for help. Please help me find her.” The man scowled. “What’re you talkin’
A young man lives in a place where the word "I" does not have meaning. It is a society where there are no individuals. It is, however, a place where you strive to serve your brothers. Equality 7-2521 was taught from birth that the individual is not important. He is in a crazed society where the only form of government is collectivism. Equality, at age 21, has absolutely no freedom. He is a a strong, tall young man who stands about six feet. However, in this society, anyone who is six
and two fundamental ideas on liberalism: the economic and the intellectual liberty. The natural right theory argued that “life, liberty and property”. It was the classical liberalism at that time and it was a new way to see human possibilities. “Classical liberalism is founded upon a notion of free rights for every person, including freedom of speech and freedom of religion.” This was also for free market economy, and only little intrusion on private property by the government. Classical liberalism