Rules And Freedom In Ayn Rand's Anthem

Everywhere people go there is always the basic need for rules, yet no matter who the person is, they want the right to be free. What we need to learn is how to balance rules and freedom. In Anthem, harsh rules exist due to the World Council having so much power. In the U.S, rules exist to help people. On the other hand, in Anthem rules exist to control people. In Anthem, the World Council took away Equality 7-2521’s right to show the world his craft. When Equality 7-2521 presented his creation known as the light bulb as a gift to the World Council, the World Council wanted to destroy it. There are many reasons why the council wanted to destroy the electric light. The main reason was the electric light showed power, of which the council could not control. If Equality 7-2521 were to show the world what he created, it would lead to more and more inventions. That would be a problem for the World Council. Inventions could possibly show people what they are capable of

For instance, in Anthem, Equality 7-2521 met a girl named the Golden One. Equality 7-2521 felt something about her that he has never felt. Equality 7-2521 saw her as a beautiful young peasant girl in which he would go to many extremes for. Equality 7-2521 knows it is extremely wrong and against the rules to speak to this girl peasant known as the Golden One, but he does so anyways. After he speaks with her a few times he instantly falls in love. Equality 7-2521 starts to think about her. He thinks about this place where adult citizens go to have sex once a year. This place is known as the Mating palace. Equality 7-2521 is so in love, and he is willing to break the rules by talking to Golden One. This goes to show when someone loves or feels good about someone or something they will break the rules no matter what the consequences