Anthem portrays a totalitarian world of the future. In contrast to them such portrayals, the world of Anthem is technologically primitive. What does this imply about the nature of science and technology and the conditions for technological progress, and how do events of the story established that view? To understand the essay you must first understand the question that it is asking. The question is about the advancement (or lack thereof) of technology and how the nature of science is effected by the speed of its growth. First we should talk about the town and its political structure. We know that the town and the others around them all have the same totalitarian view of society since the only things they can do are things agreed upon by the World Council of Scholars (60). This, in theory, does not sound too bad of an idea but when used can slow down the growth of anything to a crawl. For example, in the book, Equality 7-2521 was showing the council their invention, the light, this in time would help to light more buildings faster with more efficiently then the candle they had then and give warmth through the heat emitting from the light. But the council instead shivers at the idea saying, “This would wreck the Plans of the World Council,” …show more content…
It is took fifty years to secure the approval of all the number needed, and to re-fit the Plans so as to make candles instead of torches. This touched upon thousands and thousands of men working in