Equality In Ayn Rand's Anthem

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Ayn Rand Seay
Mrs.Addington
10 Hon Lit 4
4 February 2013 Ayn Rand’s Anthem is a novel based on the significance of self-satisfaction and individuality. Equality 7-7521, a young man with commendable intentions in the form of sinful actions, lives in a dystopian society which is prompted to be as a utopian society of one nation under strict observation and control. The civilization consists of distinctively categorical brotherhoods in which none of the common people may switch throughout groupings. Equality, a street sweeper, is forbiddingly smarter than his brothers and discovers how to create light. With his knowledge and creation he plans to go to the Council to present himself as one of his many brothers who deserves better even though he announces his presentation as a step for the betterment of his brothers. Equality learns the importance of living equally with his brothers as well as being identifiably similar to them. Equality feels his actions and decisions affect his brothers greatly therefore he must consider them as well in future decisions. Equality says, “We can give our brothers a new light, cleaner and brighter, than they have ever known.” Ayn rand has chosen for Equality to say this to allow the reader to realize he is making excuses and hiding his actual reason for presenting his creation. She heavily supports the idea of objectivism. Objectivism is the representations of a man’s own happiness being the moral purpose of his life. In fact the creation of the light bulb proves to Equality of his own capabilities and allows him to realize he is capable of being a scholar and living truly happy to his full potential.
Moreover, Equality could potentially use his creation to get into the Home of Scholars. Being a street sweeper causes Equality to be secretive and sinful towards authority when he is using his knowledge furthermore in the tunnel for his own good. Equality allows himself to sit in his tunnel and ponder deeply in his thoughts exploring, and

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