In the story of Anthem, by Ayn Rand, The theme is pushing toward, people shouldn't fear the unknown but look towards it for hope. She uses fear to shape the society into a dystopia, because people blindly obey and if they fail, they are punished which gives them something to fear. Which is why she is pushing the idea that people shouldn’t have to fear the things outside of their territory but instead look to it for something new. Rand wants people to understand that people have always been curious about the unknown and that it is very strong, because everyone has it. Equality says “what punishment awaits us if it be discovered we know not, for no such crime has come in the memory of men”(Rand 17). That quote is saying that they don’t know what
