Is Liberty 5-3000 a girl?
Liberty 5-3000 is the label given to a young woman with golden hair and dark eyes. She is seventeen when this story takes place, and the main character, Equality 7-2521 notices her one day while he is out cleaning the streets.
What does light symbolize in Anthem?
Light. Light represents truth in Anthem. Thus, Liberty 5-3000 becomes the Golden One, and Equality 7-2521 becomes Prometheus, the bringer of light. Light illuminates human dignity and human error for Rand, both of which the society in Anthem tries to sweep under the rug.
What is equality 7-2521’s plan at the end of this chapter?
Equality 7-2521 decides to escape prison the night before the World Council of Scholars will meet in their City. They decide to do this because they want to show their light to the Scholars and need to escape prison soon enough to be able to retrieve their light and go to the Worlds Council of Scholars’ meeting.
What word does equality 7-2521 say should never be spoken Why?
In the World Society, “I” is the bad word, the forbidden word. Equality 7-2521 must refer to himself as “We.” Rand makes the point at the end of the book that groupthink (thinking collectively as a group) is harmful and that individuals must be able to express themselves for a society to advance.
What does equality mean we are old now?
What does Equality mean when he says, “We are old now but we were young this morning”(68) ? He has learned so much that he feels older and wiser. He laughs because he’s supposedly the one who is wrong, yet for the first time he feels happiness, excitement and freedom to be himself.
Why does equality want his reflection?
He wants to make a contribution to his society. Discuss why Equality is so interested in seeing his own image at this point in the novel and discuss the emotion he is feeling. He suddenly feels like (and enjoys) being an individual who is different from everyone else. He is feeling personal pride.