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The Theme Of Equality 7-2521 In Ayn Rand's Anthem

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n Anthem by Ayn Rand, we are introduced to a society based on collectivism. This society has strict rules that will punish people who don’t obey. Faced with the challenges of their society, Equality 7-2521 is forced to find an outlet to investigate their technological creation. Equality 7-2521 must hide from the world because of committing some of the worst crimes, only International 4-8818 knows of Equality 7-2521’s ambitions. Through the lies and deception Equality 7-2521 continues to explore their new technology. When the time does arise when Equality 7-2521 must display their discovery to the World Council of Scholars instead of being rewarded for their creation, the Council of Scholars see what Equality 7-2521 made to be a device of the …show more content…

In Anthem, we don’t have any clear internal thoughts by International 4-8818 or by Liberty 5-3000, but using their reaction we can assume that International 4-8818 was worried by what Equality 7-2521 was doing. “‘The will of the Council is above all other things, for it is the will of our brothers, which is holy. But if you wish it so, we shall obey you. Rather shall we be evil with you than good with all our brothers. May the Council have mercy upon both our hearts.”’(34) This quote from International 4-8818 to Equality 7-2521 is evidence of the connection the two have made against the rules of the society. It is where the plot of Anthem begins to reflect Ayn Rand’s philosophy. Liberty 5-3000, while not aware of everything Equality 7-2521 was doing they would've been more supportive because they also see the fault of the society. While I understand the reasoning behind Liberty 5-3000 running away with Equality 7-2521 I don’t think that if I were in their place that I would accept the same actions. In the Anthem society it would be best to follow the rules because if not there would be severe consequences. Instead of risking torture or death conforming to the societal norms would’ve been safer. Even though Liberty 5-3000 and Equality 7-2521 would not have been able to be as close their lives would not have been at risk to the Uncharted

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Equality 7-2521 doesn’t like what the council of vocations assigned his job for the rest of his life. He was always different from his brothers and people look at him like. Equality 7-2521 always wanted to be apart of the home of the scholars and learn more things. While doing his job equality sees an a dark tunnel that lead to thing from the unmentionable. He sneaks off to the tunnel to mess with this box that he found while roaming the tunnels one night.

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Equality 7-2521 has slowly been piecing his ego together the entire novel, and at this point he declares his intentions to fight for man’s right to their own ego. His declaration states the following: “And here, over the portals of my fort, I shall cut in the stone the word which is to be my beacon and my banner. The word which will not die, should we all perish in battle. The word which can never die on this earth, for it is the heart of it and the meaning and the glory. The sacred word: EGO” (Rand 105).

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As the story progresses the closing chapters of the writing reveal his pivotal judgments against the leaders of his society, attacking their weak morals. The main character condemns the word in which the society revolves around,” We”, as “the word of serfdom, of plunder, of misery, of falsehood and shame” (Anthem 97). The character is vindicated in doing so, for the society was an evil prison that had restricted his personal freedoms for his entire existence. It was Equality 7-2521’s duty to point out the society’s ultimate flaws. Practicing moral-tolerance in this case and not attempting to combat the evil he had been subjected to would only result in him being a victim to conforming society’s views once again.

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After harnessing the power of electricity, Equality’s sense of pride dramatically increases. Even though the city strictly prohibits new ideas not supported by the majority of the Scholars, Equality, foolishly driven by his newly inflated ego, believes his invention is superior and his intelligence is unmatchable. Therefore, he concludes that when he shows “everything to [the Council], they will see, understand and forgive. For [his] gift is greater than [his] transgression” (Rand 61). Believing his invention is great is not entirely incorrect because it would, in fact, substantially change society; however, he fails to recognize the repercussions of electricity as negative ones.

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