Elmore Leonard

“Anthem” is an engrossing novel by Ayn Rand focusing on the character Equality 7-2521’s descent into rebellion against the new socialistic government that has taken all previous scientific advancement out of life, only to leave the ideology of collectivism. His quest to discover, learn, and invent is problematic for those that oversee the progress of the civilization, and from roughly around the age of five, he is punished for his nature. Soon enough, the twenty-one year old is on a journey to learn

We all have different theories about the universe, some may even be beyond our imagination. Equality’s character in the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand had many beliefs about the society and how light can be helpful to them. In the book, everyone was being treated like slaves and were told to do the same thing. They were given jobs which was their permanent job until they reach the age of 40. You were not allowed to think nor allowed to say the unspeakable word “I” if you did one of these you would be punished

At the beginning of Anthem by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 states that it is a sin to write his individual thoughts in secrecy. Later in the story, especially in the past few sections, he has completely changed his view of his individuality and past actions against the society of his brothers. Equality 7-2521 changes from being a scared slave to his community and lifestyle, to being Prometheus, a confident man working to change the world for “I” and against “we” with his plans for the Uncharted Forest

“It is a sin to write this.” – A quote from the book, Anthem. This book takes place in a future version of the world. The people have a Council that decides everything and is very strict. To make things even better they have very little technology. He (Equality 7-2521) is different from the rest of the people in society. He knows and at first regrets his sins and by the end of the book he has a whole new perspective of what he does. Equality at first was ashamed of being different. Equality feels

The quote that I chose from Anthem is, “I am. I think. I will. My hands… My spirit… My sky… My forest… This earth of mine… (Rand 94).” At this time in the novel, equality-2521 has just discovered the unspeakable word, I. In Anthem’s society, they are very strict about individuality and say that everybody must be one, “there are no men but only the great WE… (Rand 19).” Everyone has to refer to themselves as We and they could never speak for their self or say I or else they would be put to death.

Equality 7-2521, the main character of Anthem, lives in a society where everything is controlled by the government. There is no individuality; every person refers to themself as “we.” After finding a secret tunnel, Equality 7-2521 escapes here to write about himself and his childhood stories. Although he knows that he is breaking the law, he states that he feels guilt for his actions. As Equality 7-2521 writes about his childhood, it is discovered that he never wanted to be a street sweeper;

Ayn Rand Essay Topic #2 In the novella “Anthem” there are many rules and controls among the citizens of the city. Equality 7-2521 tends not to follow them very well and because of this Equality 7-2521 feels that he is different and that he’s in the wrong. This is an effect of the way he was taught and raised upon all these rules and laws he’s never supposed to break yet, he tends to break them anyways. I feel these laws and controls are in place to keep

Anthem Essay Anthem, by Ayn Rand, depicts a futuristic society, an alleged utopia where everyone was created the same, no exceptions. Men in this novel are taught that it is a virtue to agree and be agreed with, when no one praises the creator, the egoist. The protagonist, Equality 7-2521, struggled his whole life to separate and free himself from collectivism, and develop an ego, obtaining victory at last. From a young age, Equality 7-2521 has differed from his ¨brothers¨. He was more knowledgeable

Beyond Anthem’s Society's Rules, Controls, and Boundaries In the critically acclaimed novel, Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, the main character, Equality 7-2521, faces countless difficulties throughout the course of the book. In this dystopian society created by Ayn Rand, there are numerous rules, controls, and boundaries that are set by leaders of Equality’s community to keep the peace in the city. These alleged “rules” are Equality’s main conflict in the novel, due to his vast curiosity. Each of

The book Anthem by Ayn Rand is about Equalities journey to become an individual and get out of the collective society. Throughout his journey he is shown how he is different than everyone else because he is smarter and curious about the secrets of the community. By doing this he invents new things like the light bulb which is forbidden and finds a secret tunnel that he is forbidden to enter. After being rejected and almost killed by the council he runs away to the “uncharted forest” to get away from