Although the Golden One is the face of the rebellion, the author creates a stronger sense of individualism not only for society, but for the Golden One as an individual. To demonstrate “Their white tunic was torn, and the branches had cut the skin of their arms, but they spoke as if they had never taken notice of it” (Rand 82). Here, the author is using the tear in the white tunic to represent the central theme of destruction of a collective society. Along with this, the author is reestablishing a sense of self control for the Golden One. Afterward, the Golden One begins to take on new life experiences as shown, “For no words of ours could take the Golden One away from the big glass, which is not glass. They stood before it and they looked
