Janice Rand

brothers around him. “We strive to be like all our brother men, for all men must be alike. Over the portals of the Palace of the World Council, there are words cut in the marble… We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE” (Rand 19). Equality 7-2521 loves the Science of Things, and he wished to join the Home of the Scholars. He wanted to create inventions, study, and ask questions about the world. However, Equality 7-2521 was not sent to the Home of the Scholars,…

Equality 7-2521 in Ayn Rand’s Anthem. Equality has to undergo his own quest to discover what is true and untrue and to help others after he has discovered the truth. Ayn Rand in her novella, Anthem, incorporates the Hero’s Journey to prove that one needs to become self-actualized to help others become their true selves. In Anthem by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521’s separation from the oppressive collectivist society during his heroic journey reinforces the message that to help others become who…