Anthem Equality Vs Individualism

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The society Equality/Prometheus envisions will have a different set of rules and control. The way Equality envisions a new society in which Altruism is replaced with Individualism, the #1 rule of Equality’s envision. His envision of a society different from the current one in the book is where everybody can say the word “I” for they are their own and not as a whole meaning that they will have rules and control over themselves. What Equality envision is everyone can be what they want for it is their own ego. After escaping from the council, Equality went through an area of the unmentionable times with Liberty 5-300/The Golden One, they quartered in a building where Equality learns the forbidden words from the unmentionable times. According to Anthem it stated “I see the face of god and I raise this god over the earth… This god, this one word: “I” (Rand 97). The word “I” unmentioned in the current society Equality is in, had a drastic affect to Equality, “I” something his society forbids because it was a mistake in the past that the Council of Scholars wish not to repeat lead them to create a new society where he #1 rule is equality for everyone, in this society altruism has a strong presence and individualism is a lost spark but Equality sees what is wrong with his current society and wants to …show more content…

According to Anthem it stated, “For the word “We” must never be spoken save by one’s choice and as a second thought. This word must never be placed first within man’s soul” (Rand 96). Meaning that Equality wants to change his society, his envision of a society where the word “We” is replaced with “I” is a society where everybody is independent, he sees a world where everybody can be themselves and the word “We” is illegal in that society of his but also everybody will have their symbol of