Taking Risks In Ayn Rand's Anthem

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In Anthem, Ayn Rand portrays the idea that taking risks can often lead to great rewards. While reflecting back on the past, Equality mentions that taking the risk of running away from his society resulted in the great reward of freedom. Equality states, “My future is clear before me. The Saint of the Pyre had seen the future when he chose me as his heir, as the heir of all the saints and all the martyrs who came before him and who died for the same cause, for the same word, no matter what name they gave to their cause and truth” (Rand 61). Equality knows that the Saint of the Pyre had chosen him right before he died to find the unspeakable word which could potentially lead him to freedom. Throughout the story, he discovers he's different than