Nature represents the original and uncorrupted state of man in Anthem. Equality 7-2521 runs to the Uncharted Forest when he is exiled from society because there he is able to establish his freedom and start his life over as a new man. In society, Equality 7-2521 is unable to realize his potential because he is drawn down by the weaker members of society, who fear his strength and try to turn it against him. In nature, by contrast, he lives by the effort of his own hands and mind. The forest gives him what is rightly his, which includes all nature has to offer since man is the master and center of the universe.
In addition to representing a chance to start over, the forest represents a gateway into the past that society has lost but that Equality
In addition to representing a chance to start over, the forest represents a gateway into the past that society has lost but that Equality