Equality 7-2521 In Chrysanthem, By Ayn Rand

"We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever."(Rand 19) Equality 7-2521 has been born and raised in this society where there is only the magnificent “WE”. In this society, even the word “I” has made its way to vanish from the states. Equality knows that even though that “WE” means all his fellow brethren it is not all men that make one creation. It is one mind one person that makes it happen. Even though his fellow brethren may help with the creation it is not “WE” that did it it is “I”. The only problem is that Equality 7-2521 is different and knows wiser things then the rest of his brothers. He knows Science. Equality 7-2521 is smart and the Council of Vocations also knows that as well and are afraid of him. So that is …show more content…
Once the World Council of Scholars rejects his invention of the light box he sees how thoughtless these brethren are. (Rand 75) He mentions giving this box to the scholars,”Fear nothing, our brothers. There is great power in these wires, but this power is tamed. It is ours we give it to you.”(Rand 70) Equality shows how courageous he is to even just try to give this to them. Except his other brethren are rude and evil and speak nonsense of his own electricity box. Equality 7-2521 has the courage to run into the uncharted forest without even thinking. Equality has decided to lead out on his own into the woods. Ayn Rand has made a point in her excerpt of the short article,” The Soul of an Individualist”. She talks about how the man who created all these marvelous things but his society rejected it. And how we use these major inventions today. For example the wheel. In Equality 7-2521 situation this same thing his happening even though he made such a great invention he is rejected by his fellow men. “Man's only weapon is his mind.”(The Soul of an