Anthem Equality's Loyalty Quotes Analysis

Loyalty is something people can struggle with. In Anthem, Equality’s loyalty changes throughout the story; in “Prometheus,” Prometheus breaks his loyalty with Zeus and risks his life for the people’s quality of life in his society. In modern-day times, soldiers are loyal to themselves, their team, and their country by not telling secrets even when being tortured. All are examples of how loyalty is portrayed. In Anthem, society expects loyalty between its citizens by having set rules, but the citizens are not loyal to these set of rules, but instead, are loyal to the ones they favor. The society’s expectation is shown through the quote, “International 4-8818 and we are friends. This is an evil thing to say, for it is a transgression, the great Transgression of Preference, to love any among men better than the others, since we must love all men and all men are our friends” (Rand 30). This shows that the residents are supposed to love each other all the same and show loyalty to one-another. It also implies that the society expects their residents to be loyal to that rule. Through the quote that states, “The will of the Council is above all things, for it is the will of our …show more content…
Even when they are threatened to be killed and have a weapon by their neck by another country’s soldiers, they do not tell the secrets of their team. Soldiers are being killed and are risking their lives and the sanity of their family’s well-being to keep the country safe. In their eyes, their country comes before anything and everything. They are also loyal to their fellow soldiers by standing up for them if they are in a bad situation. They do not just walk away if they see a team member about to get hurt or murdered. They do everything they can to help protect and support that person. A soldier is loyal to the understanding of knowing that they are selfless and their team members and country come before