The book Anthem starts off with “It is a sin to write this”(1). However, is it really a sin? How can something so simple be a sin? The truth, is that it isn’t really a sin. Throughout the story Equality 7-2521 gains different moral views on the matter of his sins, and he has a different opinion about them. This eventual view that all of his sins were actually not sins is correct. We learn that Equality can be considered a sin himself, as it is a sin to be taller than your brethren, or be smarter. Equality was born with a quicker mind than his brothers, which is considered a great sin. This is due to the fact the this society strives to be equal in every way, much like in the short story, Harrison Bergeron, except, they haven’t developed ways
