The freedom of speech is one of the most important freedoms in a society. This freedom gives people the ability to speak their mind without being judged or punished. In Anthem, Equality learns how important this freedom is when he speaks his mind to Liberty. He says …show more content…
In Anthem the lack of this freedom causes people to learn that “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever.”(19). The freedom also allows people to do what they believe is right rather than what others tell them is right. This freedom allows people to bring about change and to relate their thoughts and feeling with others.
This freedom also lets people support what they believe in rather than what they are taught to believe in and allows people to be creative and fun without punishments. People are able to be themselves and can learn about the world and the past, present, and future.
In Anthem the lack of the freedom of free speech creates a dystopia in the society. People lose sight of their uniqueness and are taught that they belong to the collective and only through working with their brothers will they serve a purpose in life. Lack of this freedom creates mindless slaves who blindly follow what the government tells them to do. In Anthem this occurs during the choosing of the life mandates. Although Equality wishes to be a scholar he says “we were happy. We knew we had been guilty, but now we had a way to atone for