Having to face countless amounts of hardships in a cruel, twisted society proves no easy task for anyone to accomplish, however, Equality 7-2521 was able to break this barrier and step into a new, reformed world. Throughout the course of the novel Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, Equality’s motivations allowed him to see the society people were living in from a different point of view. In a society where everyone lives by the quote “‘We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever.’” Equality is able to step outside the boundaries which the society has set in place, and has allowed himself to have individual thoughts, something which has never thought to have been possible in this world (Rand 19). From being any ordinary man in the world, Equality becomes a new person, someone who is able to speak out his own beliefs, and ultimately, shows that change is possible. The world in which Equality lived in was very conceptually incorrect. From the time children are born, those of similar age live together until the age of five, and everyone receives the same treatment. “We were just like all of our brothers then…” demonstrates the lack of individuality in the society; if everyone were to wear the same clothes, be forced to believe in the same concepts, and grow up in the same way, nothing new will ever be accomplished (20). Lige 2 This lack of distinctiveness restricts a society from growth, and to be able to grow is one of the most important aspects of a functional society.
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Thus, someone needed to be able to step up and make a change, and Equality 7-2521 was the one to do this. Though he may have lived his life as a conformist during the early stages of his life, Equality 7-2521 found motivation in another person, and this instigated an alteration for him, which he aspired would diffuse to the rest of society. Until he realizes that he is in love, Equality is aware that the society is unethical, however, does nothing to fix this. This shows that he needed motivation in order to make a change for the better, and wanted to make a difference by showing someone else that he could do so. After discovering the new lightbulb, Equality begins to become more aware of what is going on around him. He feels and realizes that what he is doing is different than what he has done before. After hunting a bird, cooking and eating it, Equality states, “And we wished to be hungry again and soon, that we might know again this strange new pride in eating.”, indicating that Equality has gained a new point of view of life (79). This is the paramount change that happens to Equality, as once he realizes that not everything in life is handed to him, he begins to become more mature. “‘We love you.’” stated by The Golden One to Equality made the two of them think of what was wrong with the aforementioned sentence (86). They felt as though something was missing, and indeed, the lack of the word “I” had begun to spark a change in both of the two. Through persistence, the two of them grew, and found themselves saying “I love you.” After reading a novel inside the abandoned house he finds himself in, Equality discovers the word “I”, and has a revelation about the usage of this word. Now being introduced to
Thus, someone needed to be able to step up and make a change, and Equality 7-2521 was the one to do this. Though he may have lived his life as a conformist during the early stages of his life, Equality 7-2521 found motivation in another person, and this instigated an alteration for him, which he aspired would diffuse to the rest of society. Until he realizes that he is in love, Equality is aware that the society is unethical, however, does nothing to fix this. This shows that he needed motivation in order to make a change for the better, and wanted to make a difference by showing someone else that he could do so. After discovering the new lightbulb, Equality begins to become more aware of what is going on around him. He feels and realizes that what he is doing is different than what he has done before. After hunting a bird, cooking and eating it, Equality states, “And we wished to be hungry again and soon, that we might know again this strange new pride in eating.”, indicating that Equality has gained a new point of view of life (79). This is the paramount change that happens to Equality, as once he realizes that not everything in life is handed to him, he begins to become more mature. “‘We love you.’” stated by The Golden One to Equality made the two of them think of what was wrong with the aforementioned sentence (86). They felt as though something was missing, and indeed, the lack of the word “I” had begun to spark a change in both of the two. Through persistence, the two of them grew, and found themselves saying “I love you.” After reading a novel inside the abandoned house he finds himself in, Equality discovers the word “I”, and has a revelation about the usage of this word. Now being introduced to