In Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, Equality 7-2521 is faced with a lots of problems. In the begining, Equality is living in a collectivist society, where morals dictate that any individual act is a sin and should be severely punished. But still Equality doesn’t like the life of togetherness, and as a result he wants individuality. As the story goes on, his morals begin to change from those he learned to ones he finds in his own mind. In his last journal he says that all the guilt and shame he felt was wrong. As Equality 7-2521 begins his journey he keeps going through guilt that he has on his shoulders. His very first line is “it is a sin to write this (16).” He dislikes his differences. He is jealous of his brohters. He must not be an individual.
