The Theme Of Equality 7-2521 In Ayn Rand's Anthem

Anthem, by Ayn Rand, is a very unique novel. It encircles individualism and makes the reader think of how people can conform to society and do as they are told without knowing the consequences and results of their decisions. Also, it teaches the importance of self expression and the freedom that comes along with being your own person and having the power to choose what path to take in life. Figurative language is used often in this book and in a variety of quotes that have great importance to the theme, plot, and conflict of the novel.

Ceaseless collectivism is not something that can be forced upon a community. Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem conveys this through the writings of Equality 7-2125, a man willing to stand up to the collectivism of the society he is confined to. Anthem not only shows how dull and lifeless a society can be with a lack of individuality in its people, but also reveals how one person can significantly impact a community. This novel displays the importance of individualism through Equality’s thoughts and actions. This includes when he reinvents electricity in the tunnel, falls in love with Liberty, and when he completely separates himself from society.

How could Ayn Rand’s Anthem have been altered if Equality and his society had been founded on Christianity? Throughout the story, beliefs and convictions were a significant factor in plot progressions. In addition, different doctrine also provided a huge contribution to character development. However, these various viewpoints established throughout the story, directly contrast with Biblical values. Looking closely at the development of society’s and Equality’s beliefs, a reader can easily distinguish his ideas from Christianity.

Have you ever thought of living in a place where everyone is the same and no one is different? Boring, right. In the book Anthem, Ayn Rand fully expresses her thoughts about the role of individualism and society. Anthem is a dystopian novella, written in 1937 and published in England in 1938. The book is about a society, in which there is no “I” and only “we” is allowed. The dictatorship of Anthem tries to keep the members of society brainwashed by focusing on the importance of obedience and equality which justifies restricting people from pursuing individual freedom and limiting their knowledge and vocabulary. Anthem is a critique of the political movements of Fascism and Communism in Europe during the 1930’s

All success starts with inner motivation. The most talented people that are living have an inner motivation that started their success story. The book “Anthem,” by Ayn Rand portrays the character  Equality's  main motivation which is individuality. Through his fearless discoveries he finally realizes the truth and that truth will set him free.

“Anthem” is about a boy named Equality 7-2521 who is Street Sweeper of the society and was given this job as punishment for having too bright a mind, too curious, and for fighting amongst his brothers. When he was given this job, he thought of it as an atonement to his sins for being these things. While sweeping the streets, he finds a grill buried in the ground, leading to a underground subway and sneaks down there every day to perform experiments to satisfy his curiosity and his willing to learn. Equality then finds a young woman named Liberty 5-3000 and has thoughts that no man or woman can have except at the Time of Mating. After completing many experiments, Equality discovers electricity and uses it to make a light. When he showed it to the Council of Scholars, he was considered an evil wretch, and they also tell him that while he believes he

Individuality, a thing we all take for granted, but in a collectivist society, individuality is banned in all forms and is enforced with torture and execution in the name of “brotherly love”. In the novella Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, all men are bound to the society and held captive by the government’s beliefs. The Home of Scholars is responsible for all scientific discoveries. A new act is preventing them from releasing their findings into the society. Equality also dabbles in science, and he knows that this is a transgression. Equality wishes only to study the clockwork of the world, and to be accepted into The Home of Scholars. He brings his invention of a light to the council, but is turned down because his technological advancement

Rand uses epochal symbolism in The Anthem to describe many places in the book. For example, The Uncharted Forest is in part a symbol of the unknown. It embodies all those mysteries in the world that Equality 7-2521 says he wants to learn about over and over again in the opening of the novella. And importantly, Equality 7-2521 can only start to figure out those mysteries on his own because “Beyond the plain there lies the Uncharted Forest, about which no man must think about” revealing that Equality 7-2521's society refuses to enter it, just as it refuses to actually learn about nature through the pursuit of science(Rand 15). Equality 7-2521, on the other hand, does enter it, just as he also is driven by science to inquire into reality with an open mind. Rand also describes the invention of light. The most important instance of it centers on Equality 7-2521's invention of a light bulb. Equality 7-2521 creates the electric light by himself, in an underground tunnel, where the “Circle of light lay on the stone before us” His action of bringing forth the light “from the night of ages” suggests his wider role as a light-bringer to his society(Rand 43). Originally he takes on this role for himself literally. He wants to share his invention with the others, to improve their quality of life. But towards the end of the novella, he adopts it in a higher figurative sense as well. He swears that he will be the one who will spread hope and freedom to those who suffer under the burden of collectivism. And he adopts the name of the god from Greek mythology who brought fire from the gods to men “His name was

Throughout the days, Equality 7-2521 has been experimenting the power of electricity until one day he successful succeeds. A box of glass when its wires are connected was all it took to create "the power of sky." He believes that the Council will be enraged with his invention. With his invention created he believes he will be moved to the Home of Scholars. One day Equality 7-2521 gets caught in the tunnel. He was past the three hours he had. The House of Council take him to the Palace of Corrective Detention but ends up escaping and going back to the tunnel and finding that nothing has been touched. Equality 7-2521 takes his box and enters the Home of Scholars. He meets all of them and they question his identity and he tells them he is a Street Sweeper. When he connects the wires, and they all freak out and they threaten him with torture and execution. The World of Council say that its best to destroy the light. He leaves running and doesn't know where he is going. He ends up in Uncharted

Equality 7-2521 evolution as his own man creates the tone of Anthem as a twisted dystopian world, as it also foreshadows his inner turmoil regarding the considerable merits of being in a group and being a sole individual. As the reader continues to understand the character a bit more, it's clear that Equality 7-2521 will be a probable defiant who will be working his way to defying the rulers of his world and who will undeniably reach the point of radicalization, but will have to deal with the guilt society has pushed him to because of all the years of manipulation. While reading this novel, it is very easy to feel sympathy for the character since his "sin" of individual creativity is absurdly non serious offense and also the possible consequences are ominously grave. It is quite a change towards the end of the novel, when Equality 7-2521 rejects to all of these ideas. At first, he begins to feel cynical concerning

Throughout the book Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 changes his perspective on how he views the leaders of society. As he starts to realize that there is more meaning to his life than he previously thought, he changes his view which leads him to start thinking of himself as an individual instead of just another member of his society. He no longer accepts the way his government is telling him to live his life as a proper way to live. Equality 7-2521, is correct in denouncing his leaders of their morality as he finally starts to realize that the leaders are hindering him and the rest of the society from expanding their knowledge in development of technology and advancements in the medical field.

Equality 7-2521, is a youth who writes, as he spends time alone, violating laws of his society. As equality 7-2521 discovers more about the past, through experimentation, he begins to question his individual self. Libertarianism is respect of individuals’ liberty rights through minimal state intervention in citizens’ lives. The novel Anthem, by Ayn Rand, shows support of libertarianism by displaying the beauty of relationships, the importance of discoveries, and the significance of individualism.

The story “Anthem” by Ayn Rand is written in the form of a journal owning to a boy living in the future named Equality 7-2521. In this future that he lives in people have lost all knowledge of what it is to be an individual; one with his own perspective. Everyone in this time lives and works in groups, with facets of life dictated by the Councils. Among these councils there are the Council of Vocations, council of Scholars, and a few others. On the day that each person is a assigned a job, Equality 7-2521 is assigned to menial job cleaning the streets. As time goes by he rebels against socialism by conducting secret scientific research. Through time and research Equality 7-2521 was able to recreate electric light; electricity. He then goes

In addition, Equality 7-2521 continues to develop the theme when he is curious about how to capture lightning. This is when Equality 7-2521 creates a box that contains the energy of the sky which is known to a reader as a light bulb. He does this by discovering how to capture lightning and creating light without it. Equality 7-2521 plans on showing it to the World Council of Scholars and becoming a hero to the society like the people that created the candle were. However, his actions are considered a

Anthem, the dystopian novella created by Ayn Rand, results in the protagonist, Equality 7-2521, stands-out from the rest of his society due to his higher level of intelligence and his physical attributes which differ him from the rest of the group. In the beginning, Equality is more cautious about not following the laws, and he is more discrete about it. Later on, he shows a more careless side of him, where he is not so up-tight about breaking the societies laws. His carelessness results in a new discovery, where he also does not intent on keeping as a secret from the rest of the society, even though he knows it is a transgression. In the end, his new discovery results him to be carried on into a new evil location, the Uncharted Forest, where he is all alone with the Golden One, and he renames himself “Prometheus”, and he names the Golden One “Gaea.” Equality is now known as Prometheus, and they both share interest in helping mankind, teaching those around them, and showing determination to accomplish all their set goals; Equality’s name change brought him into a name closer to his attributes.