Elmore Leonard

Using dialogue, setting, plot, and flashbacks, Ayn Rand sets tone and mood used to shape chapters 6 and 7 to fit the overall theme of Anthem. Throughout chapter 6 the author uses the grim dialogue to set a gloomy an acidic tone to the text. Equality is going through punishment in this chapter for being caught outside his work position. When he doesn’t reveal his actions, he is lashed and battered until he eventually finds a way to escape due to the facility not having much security. The lashings

Anthem: A Scuffle with Collectivism Anthem / anTHem / noun 1. A rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular, body, or cause. Ayn Rand has changed and manipulated the definition of Anthem. Anthem by Ayn Rand tells the story of a street sweeper named Equality 7-2521 that discovers individualism in a collectivist society where individualism is strongly discouraged. Throughout the novel, Anthem conveys themes of governmental monopoly and the loss of individual identity. A theme explored by

Morality in Anthem Society is lost and no one is individual. Since birth, it is no longer “I” but “we”, this is all Equality 7-2521 has ever known. The novel Anthem by Ayn Rand opens up with an empowering first line, one that strikes the reader immediately and sparks their curiosity to possibly read on. This first line “It is a sin to write this,” (Rand 17) is a unique opening line that sets the plot for this entire story and ends with a full circle once the reader has reached the very last page

In Ayn Rand’s Anthem, Equality-72521 stands out from the rest. Smarter, taller, and an urge to discover and explore set him apart from his brothers and sisters. This individuality drives him forward and influences his growth throughout the book as he discovers secrets long lost and realizes the flaws in his society. From a young age, Equality-72521 stands out from his brothers. Not only does he express too much interest in science and discovery, but he’s also taller than most men, which further

Dystopia The New Utopia In the novel Anthem and the movie The island Rand and Bay use the idea of dystopia to connect similar properties of characters, symbols, and societies. In both works the characters of Equality and Liberty relate to the characters of Lincoln and Jordan in many ways. Through their curiosity of the ways how society works and their rebellion. Equality and Lincoln show how they are like in their thinking and actions. Lincoln “Wants to know more.” and “He wishes there was more

The concept of escape is illustrated in two works studied this year, explain in what ways and to what extent escape was portrayed. In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand a repressive society crushes individuality and as a result happiness. The main character, Equality, must escape his society to find his individuality and discover his most powerful tool, knowledge in order to be happy. Similarly, in the novel Uglies by Scott Westerfeld a society where beauty is placed above all, individuality and subsequently

In the book “Anthem” by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 lives in a community where everyone is totally equal. Equality 7-2521 has a hard time living in the community due to his intelligence for it is a sin to not be like the others. Throughout the book Equality starts to learn how to an Individual. As the story continues Equality’s primary motivation is his invention. In the beginning Equality doesn’t know what it is to be an individual, or that it can even exist. Equality later in the book finds an abandoned

Would you like to be told what to do and what not to do in life? Well in Ayn Rand's novelette "Anthem" the character Equality 7-2521 along with his other brothers don't have the choice. In there society they do what they have to do no questions ask if questions or anything having to do with the Great Rebirth then they are to go to the Palace of Corrective Detention. Everyone is to be alike one can't think of themselves in terms of "I" known as the Unspeakable Word they must think and speak as if

Lit devices for Anthem by Ayn Rand Symbol: A symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something else (google) Example: “ Then we knew. We were in the Uncharted forest. We had not thought of coming here, but our legs had carried our wisdom, and our legs had brought us to the Uncharted forest.” (Rand, Ayn. 7.3. Anthem) Function: The Uncharted forest is a big symbol for all the mysteries in the society that Equality lives for and tries to learn about in the beginning of the novel. However

“We were born with a curse” (18). At the beginning of the book Anthem, this quote explains how Equality- 2721 feels about himself. He is describing how he thinks and wishes about things that are forbidden. In the book Anthem, one topic of discussion is technology and science. Technology and science is presumed to be feared in the book and is primitive. The government and most of the city’s citizens are programmed to be fearful of new inventions and discoveries. In the book, Equality 7-2521 has discovered