It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age characterized by irrationality, collectivism, and socialistic thinking and economics. The story is written in first person plural because in their society has forbidden the individual.
Society is rigidly controlled to ensure that nobody has the opportunity to stand out as an individual, or even think of himself as one.
For Equality, the freedom to think, feel, act, and lead a life based on his own desires is the resolution that he achieves. I shall take my food from the earth by the toil of my own hands. Evil Ones The leaders of an earlier capitalist era, prior to the current collectivist dictatorship. They believed that individuals had the right to their own lives and seek their own happiness and had established a system of political and economic freedom.
Equality chooses the name Prometheus for himself in part as a reference to his inventing the lightbulb and in part because he believes he will bring a new philosophy of individualism to the earth. He chooses this name for her because she will, in his belief, give birth to a race of gods to rule the earth.
Why do the teachers of Equality disapprove of his quick mind? He is smarter than his teachers and grasps things quickly. This is considered a sin. This is bad, because according to the World Council, all men must strive to be completely alike.
He is thrilled with his discovery and he wants right away to share it with the World Council of Scholars, in order that it might be used to make the world a better place. Why does Equality want, for the first time, to know what he looks like? He wants to know what he looks like because the wire light is a part of him.
Why does Equality feel no shame in committing his crime? He feels that he can finally be free and at peace and be able to think for himself and make his own discoveries. Describe the government and institutions where Equality lives.
Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. What kind of person is she? Consider appearance, abilities and personality. Find several examples of the ways in which this society tries to make individuals choose to give up their independence by crushing independent choices, desires and values.
Contrast Equality with the rest of the men living in this society page Of all the emotions possible for people, why is fear the one most often experienced? What word is Equality struggling to find on page 49? Why would mentioning this word be the only crime punishable by death in this society? How does this word go against the ideals of this society? What might this word lead people to do? Chapter III 3 1.
What does Equality discover in this chapter? Describe four or five ways that this could help society and make life easier or more enjoyable.
Chapter IV 4 1. Rewrite the first meeting between Liberty and Equality from her perspective. Chapter V 5 1. Equality understands that his invention will help people; however, this was not his main reason for conducting his experiments, and it is not the primary source of his great joy in the invention.
Why not? Why is Equality so interested in seeing his own image at this point in the novel? What emotions is Equality feeling? Chapter VI 6 1. The old locks and lack of guards in the Palace of Corrective Detention show that prisoners never tried to escape.
Throughout history, many inventors and thinkers, such as Copernicus, Galileo, Watt, and Fulton have been made fun of and even criminalized. Research the struggles faced by one of them. Write a dialogue between this person and Equality where Equality tries to encourage the real inventor.
Chapter VII 7 1. Why did Equality try to convince the Council of Scholars that the invention should have their support? If a government organization thinks that an invention will not benefit their society, should it be banned?
Chapter VIII 8 1. What is Equality experiencing for the first time in this chapter? What does he feel as a result? Explain why Equality laughs when he realizes that he is condemned. What does the Uncharted Forest stand for? Chapter IX 9 1. On pages , Liberty compares Equality to his fellow men. Put this passage into your own words.
Contrast what Equality was taught about solitude, good, evil and joy to what he now believes about them. Chapter X 10 1. Describe the house and its contents as completely as possible.
Why do Liberty and Equality find it so strange and unique? Write two letters from Equality to any two characters who are still in the City. Chapter XI 11 1. What discovery does Equality make in this chapter? Explain why the characters say the following, and how these ideas apply to your life: a. What does Equality now believe is the proper goal for his life?
On page 50, what is the Saint of the Pyre trying to explain to Equality? Chapter XII 12 1. Why do the main characters choose the names Prometheus and Gaea? What does Prometheus plan to do in the future? Give examples from the story that show whether he is right or wrong. Summary 1. Which nations are most like the society in Anthem?
How are they like it? Which are least like it, and why?
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