Equality's Sins In Anthem

Sometimes Rules Are Evil “Some rules are nothing but old habits that people are afraid to change”(Therese Fowler). In Anthem, Equality 7-2521 feels that he has to follow the guidelines of his collectivist society. However, towards the end, Equality becomes dynamic and no longer thinks about following society’s rules. Equality’s eventual assessment of his sins is correct because he should be allowed to enjoy some very basic rights such as thinking and writing by himself, talking and loving any girl he wants, and be allowed to have friendships with anyone he likes. Those are basic rights that should be available to all people under any circumstances. Because Equality lives in a dystopian society, it is a sin to write or think alone.
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This dystopian society forbids all people to love or even talk to different sexes. As Rand clarifies, “ For men are forbidden to take notice of women, and women are forbidden to talk notice of men”(38). By stating that, Rand clearly indicates that one of the very basic rights that should be available to all people, love, is taken away from Equality. Equality, however, likes someone, her name is Liberty 5 -3000. Equality, though, has a special name for her, “Yet we call them the Golden One, for they are not like the others. The Golden one are not like the others”(41). Equality breaks the law and he knows it, but he does not care anymore because he knows that he is morally correct of loving the Golden One. One time, Equality explains that one of the best things belongs to him is the Golden One. He says, “ But the only things in which taught us joy were the power we created in our wire, and the Golden One”(86). The Golden One changes Equality’s life and for the first time since twenty years, Equality feels the love. Friendship is one thing that many people consider the most important in