Equality 7-2521 is the main character of the novel “Anthem”. Later he is called “ The Unconquered”, named by a woman whom he deeply loves. Finally he gives himself a named, from a character in a book he read called, Prometheus. Prometheus himself symbolises bravery, intelligence, curiosity, and divergence. He shows bravery while finding the opening of the tunnel that he doesn't know what down there or what could happen to him. He keeps what he found from the Scholars of the town, and he breaks the rules staying out late and not doing what post to do,like cleaning the streets. Talking even looking at a women is forbidden, but he loved and did everything he didn’t post to do, by talking to her and looking at her everyday. When he accidentally …show more content…
He did what he wanted to do no matter the consequences, like he when refused to talk to the high power people when they asked where has he been, stole things for himself to use in the tunnel, like candles, flints, knives, paper, glass vials, powders, acids and even manuscripts. He also escaped prison when he was caught for breaking the laws that he committed. The reason for the author to included these things is to show that people is all different and people can also change no matter who they are. Everyone had little bit everything in them as well, a little curiosity, intelligence and bravery. Another reason for the author to put those characteristics in this Prometheus is to have people think they have these characteristics or want these characteristics. So the thematic significance that the author is trying to show is, take some risk, have some bravery now and then don’t live a boring live. Be curious see amazing things do amazing things. Just be different, being different isn’t bad, and it might just make your life even better. Prometheus did these things and now he has a home, friends, and a woman he deeply
In addition, the main characters are both very similar, from characteristics to actions. The two tales that were told both have main characters Ivy from The village and Equality from Anthem. The two of them have determination, because they both do what must be done no matter what they have to go through. Ivy, struggled with a disability of being bling, but she knew that there was more to her world than what was just there. So, Ivy does what no one in her village has done, and goes into the woods to try to find a cure for Lucious(Ivy’s significant other).
With the rejection of his creation, "It must be destroyed!"(Rand, 27) it turns Equality 7-2521 to turn against his society and run away with the light bulb. He renders into the Uncharted Forest believing that no man would follow him here in which he uncovers the unknown that the Great Rebirth has hidden away. Before long, the Golden One accompanies Equality 7-2521 in his awaited journey to find a home that contains the long lost manuscripts and books that he presently reads. This results in him to rename himself Prometheus and brings the plot to a close with himself finding his true identity and what he has always believed to be a curse to be a gift that helped him to unveil the long lost word
In Ayn Rand's story Anthem, the protagonist Equality 7-2521 has a power unlike no other within their collectivist society. One day when Equality was working as a street sweeper, he finds an old abandoned underground railroad tunnel from the Unmentionable Times long ago. This is where he conducts his experiments that fill him with pride and joy. Equality dreams how his new invention that he brought into existence can change the world, but helping mankind is not his true motivation behind his passion to create. Throughout the story, Equality's true motivation is him trying to find his inner self and his identity as an individual.
In the novel, Equality 7-2521 learned that to be your own person you must first stop trying to be like someone else. Exemplifying a theme of Anthem where individuality breaks through teaches Equality a big lesson. Brothers stick together and help each other but are not supposed to be exactly like one another. In this novel it tried to make everyone the same and as one, rather than as individuals. The quote “To be a free, a man must be free of his brothers” (chapter 1 page 1) exemplifies a theme by saying that not everyone has to be the same.
Equality 7-2521 can free himself from collectivism because he was independent. In the novel Anthem Ayn Rand makes us comprehend that Equality had and inner struggle and
Once Equality read the books, he learned about Gaea and Prometheus. They renamed themselves those names, which shows that they will allow individual names in their new society, rather than keeping the names they were given in their old society, which were ordinary names to make sure nobody was more important than the other. Originally, Prometheus was named “Equality 7-2521” and Gaea was named “Liberty 5-3000.” The numbers suggest that other people had the same names, which means that they didn’t have their own individual names while living in their society of total equality. For the future generations, Prometheus had created a new way to live--a better, more equal way of life.
He then stole fire from Hephaestus and wisdom from Athena. They considered that disrespecting the gods. Zeus the king of all gods doomed him for disrespecting the gods. Prometheus was also sent east to the Caucasus Mountains. Unlike his brother who was sent to the west.
This made Equality find out who he is and gave him the chance to be an individual. Equality’s views and mindset changes through out the book. He was born in a society where people are named by numbers. A world where people are used as machines. In this world the word “I” is out of existence.
He now understands loyalty to one’s self and total individualism, making him a round character since the reader gains so much knowledge about him. As well as a flat character, the reason being is that he maintained the same individualism mindset throughout the whole movie. So excited, Equality gives himself the name “Prometheus,” and The Golden One “Gaea” from gaining knowledge of the books. In the end of the book, the forbidden word is revealed, and ends up being Ego. Which goes along with the title, she chose it to reflect how the book is an anthem to humanity's ego.
Equality’s tunnel resembles Plato’s cave, and the Scholars represent those still not in reality. In fact, “The Council of Scholars has said that we all know the things which exist and therefore the things which are not known by all do not exist,” a mindset parallel to those unaware of reality (52). Equality travels to the Home of Scholars, attempting to bring them into the light, yet just as those in the Plato’s Allegory, the Scholars do not believe him. It is not until after Equality escapes into the forest, however, that he leaves the cave of morality: “We remembered we are the Damned. We remembered it and laughed” he jested (80).
Dystopian literature Is it not common for people to be controlled by others? For freedom to be taken away from their lives and not giving them the rights they deserve? The book Anthem and the film the Hunger Games are known as dystopian novels. Ayn Rand, the author of Anthem writes stories like these to catch the young audience's attention. Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games as another dystopian novel where people are not granted their freedom either.
He is also a very complex character that can come off as a tricky person. His main story is that he stole fire from the gods and gave it to morals. This is seen as an improvement towards moral development. Finally, Prometheus' liver was eaten by an eagle per command of Zeus.
We stayed with him with hard labor. They were both street sweepers making them best friends and having a truthful bond and became so trustful that they became to tell each other their secrets. International 4-8818 wasn't as smart as our main character with separated Our main character from him. They were friends and spent years together in labor and thus making a bond between them making our main character aware of feelings and friendship giving him more personality and the desire to be significant. The Golden One and International 4-8818 both contribute in Prometheus’s life.
Equality has changed from a collective to an individual having the knowledge of realizing what he can do to change himself in the environment. Anthem has shown how the society works. The main character Equality has proven the allegory when he realizes there's more than just a collectivism society. From start of the novel Equality has been able to grow from a part of a collectivism to learning about individualism to becoming an individual. Equality conquers the battle of collectivism and individualism for
The quote “To be free, a man must be free of his brothers.” to me means that one can’t truly reach their full potential if they let everyone else dictate what to do and how to do it. One truly can discover this once they’re alone with their self. All of his life Prometheus had felt different from his brothers, like he was an outcast. Once he was finally free of the “love” of his brothers he finally realises that they have been brainwashed all of their life to love their brothers so much that they cannot reach their full potential.