Equality In Ayn Rand's Anthem

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Anthem In the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand, the protagonist Equality 7-2521 builds a light box in an empty subway tunnel that he finds. He believes that by experimenting, he is performing many transgressions, but continues to do so. Many readers are left asking themselves why Equality continues to conduct experiments while feeling like he is committing a great sin. I believe that he continues his experiments because he wants to atone for his transgressions against the society he is a part of. Equality’s reasons for continuing are hopeful but misguided, and should not be the motives of other people. The world would be a dark and disappointing place if everyone was motivated in the same ways as Equality. Equality feels that even though he is …show more content…
People may be ungrateful for what they have because they are wishing for a life better than the one in which they are living, whether their life now is adequate or not. Another reason why this type of motivation is harmful to a society is because people would stop doing the jobs that are needed, such as garbage collectors or plumbers. While the people that usually perform these jobs are dreaming of a different situation or occupying their time with hobbies, these important jobs are not getting done and society is hurting because of it. Once the most important jobs are not getting done, every other job becomes harder to perform. Also, people’s desires will overlap, leading to conflict. If so many people want to be astronauts that there are no more spaces for perspective astronauts, people may get competitive and violence will ensue. Lastly, people will be heartbroken when they cannot achieve the goals they worked so hard to achieve. Not everyone is able to be the job that they want, which means that the people that cannot get the jobs that they want, will be heartbroken. This would lead to a very depressed

Equality In Ayn Rand's Anthem

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…

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'Equality In Ayn Rand's Anthem'

In chapters two and three of Ayn Rand’s Anthem, equality is twisted, ridding the people of their individuality. The government’s warped idea of equality is not accurate. The government thinks equality is forcing everyone to live a life handed to them and not speak their opinions. In reality, equality is giving everyone a chance to express themselves and do what they excel at. By taking away individuality, the people are forced to live a life with no hope to aspire to be great. Unfortunately, the…

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Equality In Ayn Rand's Anthem

Equality. Defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “sameness or equivalence in number, quantity, or measure.” There are many words used in place of equality. Such as fair, par, same, but none have the same meaning. To be equal, according to the story Anthem, is to be exactly the same-- though even that is not possible. In this 1938 dystopian novel by Ayn Rand, Equality is a thing, way of life, rule, and person. Though he is a person-- he was not always an individual. The government has a vicious…

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Equality In Ayn Rand's Anthem

As you read this essay you will see much more things than you have while reading Anthem. The book Anthem has many different characters but, would let’s focus on one, Equality-72521. Equality has changed throughout the story numerous times and some you didn't even notice. Today we'll be sharing some of them throughout the essay. Some ways he has changed is, He started living his own life rather than the way his town makes you, he found new interest from the start to finish(Science), and he starts…

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Equality In Ayn Rand's Anthem

In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, these rules exist, that are all about being equal, because Ayn Rand is trying to envision a world where socialism has take over. These rules exist in which everyone is equal because in socialism, people believe that wealth should be divided equally, like a doctor should make as much as a McDonald’s cashier for example. No matter how much you had to do and go through to get somewhere or something, someone that could have been sitting on their butt the entire time deserves…

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The book Anthem is about hardship and learning. The main character, Equality, is a hardworking street sweeper who has always been different from his brothers. He believes he has to learn and ask questions during lessons, which gets him punished by the Council. He is taller than the average and thinks that this is a curse. There are many examples of symbolism in the book Anthem. One of them is the tunnel where Equality conducts experiments. The tunnel is very significant because it shows where Equality…

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Equality 7-2521 In Ayn Rand's Anthem

Ayn Rand, author of Anthem, experienced a horrible childhood during Russia’s difficult times, which scarred her and impacted her to include her personal experience in her writing. Rand’s purpose of this action is to demonstrate the feelings of Equality 7-2521, as it is very similar to her own feelings during her time in Russia. In Anthem, Rand includes an allusion by showing the feelings of Equality 7-2521 as he watches the Transgressor that spoke the Unspeakable Word being burned alive. “And…

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Equality In Ayn Rand's Anthem

Anthem starts off with Equality 7-2521 stating that it is a sin to write what he is writing. He says this because it is not allowed in his society to do things that do not involve others. One day, as he is sweeping the streets, he encounters a grill in the street. He and his friend, International 4-8818, decent into the darkness that follows and they discover that it is a remnant of the unmentionable times. Equality tells International that in needs to remain a secret, and not to tell anyone. No…

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be here today. In Anthem, Equality is motivated to invent a light source other than a candle. He is motivated by his want to learn, his “wish to know about all things which make the earth around us.” Equality had different reasons to be motivated to conduct his experiments. His primary motivation though, was his “wish to know”. Equality had always “wished to be sent to the Home of the Scholars.” He could then learn more of what he loved, “the Science of Things.” When Equality found the tunnel, he…

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Equality In Ayn Rand's 'Anthem'

Anthem Essay The world that Equality 7-2521 lives in is full of rules and beliefs. He is being controlled by others, that have determined his and his brothers fates. Between their jobs, how they speak, or what age they stop working at. In the book “Anthem” the rules are placed so nobody turns out to be greater than another, or so they can all live equally. As Equality is the novel's protagonist as he struggles to find what he is called to be in life. Throughout the book it is always a journey or…

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