Gender Roles In Anthem And Encode

At first glance the books Anthem and Enclave may seem very similar. For example, in both books the citizens are only allowed a relationship that their government would see fit. Also neither of them had a choice at what job they got, that was decided for them. They may seem the same, but when one take a closer look there are many differences. In Anthem it is illegal to think of oneself, but in Enclave Deuce has to think of herself if she wants to survive. She survives by hunting and providing for the group, there was no gender roles in Enclave so, if she could hunt well, she hunted. So, even though there are many similarities, like they both aren’t allowed to have a relationships, or that in both of the books, nobody had a choice at what job they go; there are also many differences in both of the books, like their view on how one is supposed to think, or their view on specific gender role. …show more content…
In both of the books their lives were practically ran for them, they were so controlled that their relationships are picked out for them. In Anthem the only time that the men were allowed to look at the women was once a year at the “City Palace of Mating.” In Enclave the people weren’t even allowed to have a relationship unless that was their job, no matter how much they wanted to. The main character, Deuce, never had a thought about having a relationship with anyone, her job was not to be a breeder, but to he a huntress. “To me, it was painfully obvious she wanted something she could never have.”