The Theme Of Equality 7-2521 In Anthem By Ayn Rand

The novel of Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, contributes to controversial subjects in society that are still relevant today. Some issues addressed by Rand in her novel include: equality, social hierarchy, individuality, and government. Throughout the duration of reading Anthem the issues in which Rand makes relevant are not obvious, but more so discussed through conflicts and situations that the main character, Equality 7-2521, encounters. Although many of the altercations that present social issues are provided by either other characters singlehandedly or by a group of the characters in alliance, some of the main issues that arise in this novel are presented within the main character himself.

“It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see. It is base and evil… We have broken the laws” (17). Thus begins Anthem by Ayn Rand, a novella about a future collectivist society and a man named Equality 7-2521. Though the story takes place in the future, all technology that came after candles and glass has been taken away. The word “I” has ceased to exist in anyone’s vocabulary. Every person must agree on everything and feel like everyone else. To accomplish ‘cleansing’ the evils of mankind, society lead its people to believe that nothing can be done independently. The story is told through the eyes of Equality as he purposely defies the laws

There has always been a slight apprehension towards being alone or standing alone. Students rarely want to admit to having an answer different from the rest of their classmates; some people do not want to go somewhere and do something by themselves. Notably, with more shy or anxious people, they will often stick around someone they know, so they will not be alone in the crowd. Although that company might help them make it through those nerve-wracking moments, when is the right time for them to walk alone? Should a person ever walk alone? In Ayn Rand’s Anthem, Equality’s internal conflict of conformity versus individuality plays a role that Equality needs to overcome in order to complete their quest for freedom which helps create their outcast archetype and gives significance to the final word of the novel.

In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, nature is portrayed as a safe haven, and it is something that Equality can experience without thinking twice. Nature is an escape, a place to be you, a place to be unique. Everything in the society is sheltered and unknown, Equality describes nature in a different way than he described anything else in the book. There is a sense of relief, and it is like Equality lets his guard down and is free to be himself for a short amount of time as he describes nature. Equality describes the sky with great detail. He explains the three different colors of the sky at three different times of the day. “The sky is green and cold in our windows to the east” (Rand 27). He pays great attention to detail and the vivid colors and the way the sky looks at various times. Equality feels a sense of relief throughout the book through nature. Individuality is

An enslaved future in which people in a society are punished for wanting independence. This is the dark future Ayn Rand, author of Anthem, has set in this heart-wrenching dystopia. Ayn Rand sets the protagonist, Equality 7-2521, against his society to find the meaning of individuality and the sacred word “I”. Modern Day U.S society is much more progressive that Anthems’ society because of its’ individuality, education, and technology.

Now-a-days, when we think of the future, we picture flying cars, and being able to transport. In the novel “The Anthem” society and technology as we know it had been driven to an entirely new direction. The characters in the society do not have the right to speak freely nor do anything that they wish. They lost all of their freedom, they couldn’t even think for themselves. The society had to think as a whole, the word “I” did not exist in their vocabulary. The society is very balanced, and everyone fears the thought of even questioning it. Up until one man known as Equality 7-25271 wants the answers to all of his questions.

In the book Anthem, by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 has been placed in a collectivist dystopia and escapes from it. The book starts off by Equality 7-2521, mentioning that “It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words that no others think, and to put them down upon paper no others are to see.”, showing that in his society, doing a task, that we, as people who grew up in a society that encourages such behavior, find to be a normal part of life, whereas in Equality 7-2521’s society would find such actions sinful.

Ayn Rand wrote a short novel called Anthem. Anthem is similar to the known movie The

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The book Anthem is taking place in a collectivist society. Evidences that proves this existence includes laws within the society, similar clothings, same opportunities, and “group before individual” thinking style. Its people have routine rules depending on their age. There are leaders and then, there are its followers. Its followers are wired to believe that it is a sin to think about yourself before anyone. They are to replace the word “I” to “we”. Their futures are not in their control but the leaders. In a way, it’s the same as being imprisoned in a labyrinth. Equality 7-2521 is the main protagonist and he is 21 years old. He is different from his brothers because he thinks in an individual way. He did not report the secret tunnel he found.

In a society where fabrications and the eradication of individuality ran rampant, Equality 7-2521 chose to defy the norm and stand up to leaders who created numerous, inequitable falsehoods about life, love, and the power of the self. Through small acts of defiance, our heroic character overcame the totalitarian state and ultimately started a small but legitimate revolution against the system of collectivism and compliance. However, the young rebel could not have possibly respected the leaders of the oppressive society. As Rand said in her short essay, “But since men have to act, so long as they live, such a society is willing to be taken over by anyone willing to set its direction.” Equality 7-2521 had every right to denounce those in charge of an empire that deliberately withheld information from citizens.

Anthem is a book dedicated universal equality in every way possible. So this essay is about that over equality is not the best for everyone. So transgressions, fear, over-equality, and mistakes are why they give Equality a horrible job which is a Street Sweeper.

The author Ayn Rand said “The question is not who is going to let me, but who is going to stop me.” In a way her main character, Equality 7-2521 goes along with this quote. He did not let anyone stop him from going in the hole in the woods, he did not let anyone stop him from making the light bulb, and he did not let anyone stop him from running away and finding his happiness. He knew writing the book was considered a sin, but writing made him happy so he continued writing. When Equality started to realize everything he had been taught, such as the rules and laws of the society, he thought it was not crucial to his life, he was correct. In the novel the society shouldn’t decide what a human does or thinks, but let them be their own individual.

“It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see,” (Page 10). Ayn Rand’s novella, Anthem, portrays an individual against a society that refuses to favor an individual’s value, also known as a collectivist or communist society. Equality 7-2521 is given the title street sweeper, but he recognizes that he is meant for more. Equality 7-2521 is an intelligent and ambitious innovator that dares to go against the society that has influenced him since birth. Equality 7-2521 dares to violate the rules of his broken society and in the midst, discovers the forbidden word. Equality 7-2521 discover the value of the individual outside of the collectivist idea of “we”. The discovery of a hidden world leads Equality 7-2521 to name himself Prometheus and his love, Liberty 5-3000, Gaea, after the epic Greek myths. Equality does this in an effort to

In the book Anthem, Equality 7-2521 is an individual who rejects the collective society he is living in and believes in the concept of individualism. His society restricts them from being able to express themselves in any type of way especially if they are doing it alone. In the beginning of the book, Equality begins writing in his diary, "it is a sin to write this, it is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see" (Rand 17), immediately showing us that he is breaking a law in his society and making us feel as if we are in a controlled world because "it is base and evil"(17) for them to write and have their own individual thoughts and one is not free to do what one wants. Also he expresses how one is not free to be alone, because “there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone” since they live in