The Allusion Of Isaac's Servant At The Well

Authors often use allusion to create hidden meanings behind their characters’ actions. In doing so, authors offer a new perspective on their characters’ motives and the continuation of the story. Rand uses the allusion Isaac’s Servant at the Well to help the reader better understand the importance of the relationship between the Golden One and Equality 7-2521 and the importance of individual desires.
The allusion of Isaac’s Servant at the Well is a reference from the book of Genesis and foreshadows the eventual marriage of two people. When Abraham’s son, Isaac, became of age to be married, he sent his “servant to search out and find his son a wife from a good family that would join him in devotion to God” (“Isaac and Rebekah”). This reveals

When the Golden One “gathered water in their two hands” and “held the water out to [Equality 7-2521’s] lips”, their bond quickly became apparent to the reader (Rand 57). The Golden One’s action of bringing water to Equality is symbolic of their difference from the rest of society in creating an inexplicable bond between two people not found anywhere else, as well as highlighting the compassion and empathy that the Golden One has which serves as one of the key reasons why he seeks her out over any other woman. Equality’s desire to associate with the Golden One is mostly responsible for the continuation of his society due to the addition of a mother figure, revealing the importance of individual desires. Here, Rand makes use of a reverse allusion because the Golden One will be the mother to a race of people that do not practice worship for anyone else, while Rebekah from the biblical story will be the mother to a race of people that worship God. In any case, the actions of the Golden One and Rebekah of bringing water represents their compassion and willingness to help bring about drastic change in the ideologies present in their