Equality 7-2521 Research Papers

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This book, written by Ayn Rand is about Equality 7-2521, a young man who was quite brave. He was twenty-one years old and was six feet tall. He had broken and went against many laws. However, one law that he did not break was the law that disallowed him to refer to himself as “I” or “me”. Instead he had to use “us” or “we” to speak of himself, including everyone that lived in the city. Throughout this story, Equality 7-2521 met many friends and discovered many new things. At the start of the book, it explains how Equality 7-2521 was born with a curse which was why he was evil, and it was a sin to do or to think things no others thought. It was even a sin to write upon a piece of paper that no one else could see. Equality 7-2521 was …show more content…

He commited sin, and was also born with a curse. From the day he was born to the day he was five years old, he lived in the Home of the Infants, where they were raised until they were five years old, and they did not know their parents. From the age five to fifteen, he lived in the Home of the Students. So this means they had ten years of learning. When they reached their fifteenth year, they went to work. At this point, they would go to the home of the council, and the councilmen would tell them where they were to work. Equality 7-2521 ended up being a street sweeper. He enjoyed his job although he really desired to be with the Home of the Scholars. The book told us that Equality 7-2521 was a smart character. When he was in the Home of the Students, the teachers thought that he caught on too fast. So they would not think of him like that, he tried to be like Union 5-3992, because he had only half a brain which means he was not smart. So even though Equality 7-2521 was extremely smart, the councilmen thought that he belonged with the street …show more content…

It was a sin to talk to others outside of your group or job, and it was also a sin to like someone better than someone else. Although these were laws, Equality 7-2521 had a favorite anyway, International 4-8818. He was tall, strong, and he also liked to draw funny pictures. Equality 7-2521 and International 4-8818 both knew that they were very close friends even without telling each other. They knew it just by the way they looked into each other’s eyes. Equality 7-2521 did not always do the right thing, but it didn’t matter who did it with him because nothing was going to change his mind or goals. A little later on in the story, Equality 7-2521 wanted International 4-8818 to commit a sin with him, but he refused to. Equality 7-2521 did not fear to commit a sin because he was born with a curse. Because of this curse that fell on him, he was brave enough to do