Response To Ayn Rand's Anthem

Anthem Essay In Anthem there are a lot of things that are misconstrued, including the wording in the book. Once you get past the wording it turns out to be a fantastic book. Ayn Rand has thought everything through and Anthem has been very well put together. Though, there are some questions that I have, and I am going to break the questions down. Equality 7-2521 is right about criticizing his leaders because there community is not natural and they need a change of environment. Equality is right because he knows that he is different from his brothers and he knows that the community needs to change their ways. “We were born with a curse, It has always driven us to thoughts which are forbidden”(18). Equality has aways broken rules and he will take the risks because he is different. …show more content…
Since meeting the Golden One, Equality has been very different. The Golden One represents another thing that Equality has discovered, Love. Equality loves The Golden One and he talks to her about everything. He has been working so hard since he met her and he is determined to learn even more. “She looked at me and the first words she spoke were: “I love you.”(99) Together The Golden One and equality found a house that was from the unmentionable times. Inside the house they found old books, and inside the books was the truth. Equality found out the truth about what had happened and how it had changed. “My chosen friends, My fellow-builders, shall write the first chapter in the new history of man.”(101) Equality realized why he was smarter than everyone else, why he didn't feel guilty for his sins, and why his sins and his transgressions were the best part of him. Equality was the chosen one and he was meant to lead a revolution. “I understood the blessed thing which I had called my curse. I understood why the best in me had been called my sins and my transgressions; why I had never felt guilt in my