Imagine living in a world where an individual’s one and only purpose to live is to serve his fellow brethren and the society in which he or she lives in. There is no man or woman greater or less than another man or woman. Everyone is the same, and everyone is equal. In this world, society is controlled to make sure no one has a chance to stand out as an individual. This is the world that Equality 7-2521 lived in. After a few years of living for his brothers as a street sweeper, Equality 7-2521 found an underground tunnel. Within this underground tunnel, Equality 7-2521 wrote, thought, and performed scientific experiments he always wanted to do (which was forbidden) and was ultimately free from the company of others. From this point on, Equality 7-2521’s care for the “good” of his brothers lessened while the “good” for himself grew. After major events unfolded against him,
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This is what inevitably pushed Equality 7-2521 into becoming “Prometheus”. Equality 7-2521 changes from being a collectivist, who was focused on the group’s well-being, to doing actions for himself and ultimately ignoring the group.
As someone grows and matures, one starts to realize their strengths, weaknesses, and gifts. Equality 7-2521 on the other hand, believed and thought only one thing of himself. That he was “cursed”. From a young age, Equality 7-2521 would fight with other boys at the Home of the Students and because of this, was viewed as a troublesome child. To make matters worse for Equality 7-2521, he was disliked by his teachers simply for being much smarter than the other children and for asking questions out of curiosity which his teachers heavily disliked and did not allow. Unfortunately for Equality 7-2521, it did not end there. Equality 7-2521 was also scolded often by the authorities just because he was taller than the others. In a society where individualism was rejected and
This is what inevitably pushed Equality 7-2521 into becoming “Prometheus”. Equality 7-2521 changes from being a collectivist, who was focused on the group’s well-being, to doing actions for himself and ultimately ignoring the group.
As someone grows and matures, one starts to realize their strengths, weaknesses, and gifts. Equality 7-2521 on the other hand, believed and thought only one thing of himself. That he was “cursed”. From a young age, Equality 7-2521 would fight with other boys at the Home of the Students and because of this, was viewed as a troublesome child. To make matters worse for Equality 7-2521, he was disliked by his teachers simply for being much smarter than the other children and for asking questions out of curiosity which his teachers heavily disliked and did not allow. Unfortunately for Equality 7-2521, it did not end there. Equality 7-2521 was also scolded often by the authorities just because he was taller than the others. In a society where individualism was rejected and