Anthem by Amy Rand- Important Quotes Explained

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The book Anthem by Amy Rand is the first person story of Equality 7-2521, a man raised in a community where all men are equal and everyone is brother to their fellow man. But Equality 7-2521 was not the typical person, for he was very intelligent, and always felt that there was more to life to be discovered. He wanted to be a scholar so he could learn about his world, but instead he was assigned by the community to be a street sweeper. Upon finding an underground tunnel, Equality 7-2521 kept it to himself as a secret hideout, where he conducted many experiments to learn about the world. One invention in particular was a sort of electric device that he made, and there had never been electricity in his lifetime until then.

After much deliberation, Equality 7-2521 decided to try to present his invention to the council.

He thought they would be awed by it, but instead they were angered, and wanted to put Equality 7-2521 in jail for learning more than the scholars. Equality 7-2521 then made a daring escape and ran away from the council, away from the community, as far as he can go, only to find himself in the Uncharted Forest. Soon after, he runs into Liberty 5-300, whom he had nicknamed The Golden One. She had followed him because she loved him, and he was very grateful to see her again. One day while they were walking, he told her, "Our dearest one. Fear nothing of the forest. There is no danger in our solitude. We have no need for our brothers," (83). This represented Equality 7-2521's ideals of life. After living in a society that always taught men to believe solitude was wrong, that a man must live as...