“It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see.” In the novel Anthem, written by Ann Rand, Equality's eventful assessment of his sin is one hundred percent correct.When he escapes, he discovers that he’s been living in a lie for a very long time. No one was to make their own decisions or stand up for what they believed in. It was a sin to be yourself because being yourself was a sin that could get you punished for a very long time.
It was always said to them that “There are no men but only the great WE.” (Chapter 9, Paragraph 7) They were taught that everything had to be done together at all times. Each day, all of the brothers would try to be more and more like each other because”for all men must be alike.” (Chapter 1, Paragraph 7) No one ever spoke their mind or said how they felt. If anyone choose to say how they felt out loud, they would get punished for it because it’s a sin. Equality and his friend the Golden One, discovered light for the first time. They were really excited because they had never seen a light bulb before, all they seen where candles. He wants to show his brothers as a gift what he had created but then he realizes that they wouldn’t understand it or believe him. “They would see nothing, save our crime of working alone, and they would destroy us and our light.” (Chapter 5, Paragraph 9) They wouldn't understand it because he created it all by himself without the help of his brothers. They would wonder how he did such a thing and destroy it, and not only would they destroy it but he would get punished very bad. For the first time, Equality actually cares about getting punished. He doesn’t want anyone to find out about it because he doesn't want to take the risk in being punished like he usually does. “Yes we do care, For the first time do we care about our body.” (Chapter 5, Paragraph 11) Suddenly, Equality got punished. For days, …show more content…
“And if this should lighten the toil of men,” said Similarity 5-0306,”then is is a great evil, for men have no cause to exist save in toiling for other men.” (Chapter 7, Paragraph 10 ) “This thing,” they said “must be destroyed.” (Chapter 7, Paragraph 10) Equality runs away from his brothers with The Golden One. He refuses to let them destroy it. He runs all the way to the Uncharted Forest, a place where no one dares to go. “It mattered not where we went. We knew that men would not follow us, for they never enter the Uncharted Forest.” (Chapter 7, Paragraph15) As they keep walking through the forest, they go on top of a high mountain where they discovered a house. Inside the house was a something they had never seen before,it was a mirror. They stared in the mirror for a very long time because they had never seen themselves before. He discovers that he does not look like his brothers.He also finds books and learns the word “I,Me, & My” He then realizes that he is his very own person. “My hands..My spirit..”(Chapter 11, Paragraph 2) He finds out his whole life he had been living in a lie, because he is not like his brothers! He’s his own person with his own
It was always said to them that “There are no men but only the great WE.” (Chapter 9, Paragraph 7) They were taught that everything had to be done together at all times. Each day, all of the brothers would try to be more and more like each other because”for all men must be alike.” (Chapter 1, Paragraph 7) No one ever spoke their mind or said how they felt. If anyone choose to say how they felt out loud, they would get punished for it because it’s a sin. Equality and his friend the Golden One, discovered light for the first time. They were really excited because they had never seen a light bulb before, all they seen where candles. He wants to show his brothers as a gift what he had created but then he realizes that they wouldn’t understand it or believe him. “They would see nothing, save our crime of working alone, and they would destroy us and our light.” (Chapter 5, Paragraph 9) They wouldn't understand it because he created it all by himself without the help of his brothers. They would wonder how he did such a thing and destroy it, and not only would they destroy it but he would get punished very bad. For the first time, Equality actually cares about getting punished. He doesn’t want anyone to find out about it because he doesn't want to take the risk in being punished like he usually does. “Yes we do care, For the first time do we care about our body.” (Chapter 5, Paragraph 11) Suddenly, Equality got punished. For days, …show more content…
“And if this should lighten the toil of men,” said Similarity 5-0306,”then is is a great evil, for men have no cause to exist save in toiling for other men.” (Chapter 7, Paragraph 10 ) “This thing,” they said “must be destroyed.” (Chapter 7, Paragraph 10) Equality runs away from his brothers with The Golden One. He refuses to let them destroy it. He runs all the way to the Uncharted Forest, a place where no one dares to go. “It mattered not where we went. We knew that men would not follow us, for they never enter the Uncharted Forest.” (Chapter 7, Paragraph15) As they keep walking through the forest, they go on top of a high mountain where they discovered a house. Inside the house was a something they had never seen before,it was a mirror. They stared in the mirror for a very long time because they had never seen themselves before. He discovers that he does not look like his brothers.He also finds books and learns the word “I,Me, & My” He then realizes that he is his very own person. “My hands..My spirit..”(Chapter 11, Paragraph 2) He finds out his whole life he had been living in a lie, because he is not like his brothers! He’s his own person with his own