Throughout Anthem, Equality works on his box of glass, and discovers light. Light symbolizes truth and runs throughout the novel. For example, “We blew out the candle, darkness swallowed us. There was nothing left around us…in that moment nothing existed save our two hands over a wire glowing in a dark abyss.” (59-60) In this moment, the candlelight represented the little truth that Equality was on the verge of discovering, and when he blew it out darkness, or in contrast, lies, surrounded him. The light shines light on human error and dignity. Also near the end of the book, he decides to name himself Prometheus, a man who took light from the gods and brought it to the men. (99) This symbolizes him wanting to take the truth/light from the government/House
