Imagine a rainbow without it’s colors; that is what a world without creativity looks like. In the short novel Anthem the main character, Equality 7-251, lives in an out-dated society with little to no development. In that society, creativity is unlawful and prohibited. But Equality 7-251 cannot stop himself from thinking. Creativity is a vital part human existence, because it is essential for human development. Human development is necessary in order to survive, you cannot simply live on without development.
“Our discovery is too great for us to waste our time sweeping streets. We must not keep our secret to ourselves, nor buried under the ground. We must bring it into the sight of all men.” (Rand, ch 5) Creativity is helpful. It is the birthplace of solutions, sometimes solutions can help one or many. Equality 7-251 feels the need to share his gift so he can help his brothers. He is too selfless to keep the gift to himself.
Creativity gives a sense of individualism. In Equality 7-251’s society, there is no singular person, there is only persons. Equality 7-251 writes in his journal, does …show more content…
It can cause an individual want to be something more than others or want more than others, which may be a reason why Equality 7-251’s society limits creativity to where it is almost no longer existent. Equality 7-251 lives in a post-apocalyptic society where individualism was present and fluent which also seems to be cause of their demise. His society believes that by not granting creativity is the solution to a selfless peace. Equality 7-251 is an exception to this, he has a mind of his own. “It was easy to escape from the Palace of Corrective Detention. The locks are old on the doors and there are no guards about, for men have never defied the Councils so far as to escape whatever place they were ordered to.” (Rand ch. 6) It shows that no one has ever even thought of themselves in a sense that they resisted the
“Our discovery is too great for us to waste our time sweeping streets. We must not keep our secret to ourselves, nor buried under the ground. We must bring it into the sight of all men.” (Rand, ch 5) Creativity is helpful. It is the birthplace of solutions, sometimes solutions can help one or many. Equality 7-251 feels the need to share his gift so he can help his brothers. He is too selfless to keep the gift to himself.
Creativity gives a sense of individualism. In Equality 7-251’s society, there is no singular person, there is only persons. Equality 7-251 writes in his journal, does …show more content…
It can cause an individual want to be something more than others or want more than others, which may be a reason why Equality 7-251’s society limits creativity to where it is almost no longer existent. Equality 7-251 lives in a post-apocalyptic society where individualism was present and fluent which also seems to be cause of their demise. His society believes that by not granting creativity is the solution to a selfless peace. Equality 7-251 is an exception to this, he has a mind of his own. “It was easy to escape from the Palace of Corrective Detention. The locks are old on the doors and there are no guards about, for men have never defied the Councils so far as to escape whatever place they were ordered to.” (Rand ch. 6) It shows that no one has ever even thought of themselves in a sense that they resisted the