Equality 7-2521 He is deeply curious and desires freedom to explore and think, and he is unafraid of the society of mindless drones around him. Equality 7-2521 represents the superiority of a singular intellect to the homogeneity of the masses, who cannot think for themselves and are indistinguishable from one another.
Q. What do they say makes equality 7-2521 stand out from the others?
Hover for more information. In the Anthem, Ayn Rand starts on the story with Equality 7-2521 acknowledging the grave crime he is committing by thinking independent thoughts by himself. It is a sin to think words no others think… no transgression blacker than to do or think alone.
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- Q. What do they say makes equality 7-2521 stand out from the others?
- Q. How does the golden one compare equality to the brothers in society?
- Q. What crimes did Equality 7-2521 commit?
- Q. What was equality 7-2521 late for?
- Q. What does equality 7-2521 do to liberty 5 3000 at the end of Chapter 4?
- Q. What is the secret name equality uses for liberty?
- Q. What are the new names for equality and liberty?
- Q. What name does equality choose for himself and liberty?
- Q. Which is not a rule or expectation of society members in chapter 2?
- Q. What emotion does equality 7-2521 see in others though they don’t speak it?
- Q. How does equality learn the unspeakable word?
- Q. What new name does equality give to himself?
- Q. What word does equality 7-2521 say should never be spoken?
- Q. What word does Equality Now consider evil?
- Q. What was the first law that equality broke?
Q. How does the golden one compare equality to the brothers in society?
Explain The Golden One’s comparison of Equality 7-2521 to their brothers. She says that Equality is different than his brothers because he is ambitious (hopeful and fearless) because he has a “fire” in his eyes, while his brothers are not.
Q. What crimes did Equality 7-2521 commit?
Throughout the beginning of the novella, Equality 7-2521 most frequently committed the Transgression of Preference, the transgression of preferring one object over the other. We often find that Equality cannot do what the society desires; he cannot love all objects and all others equally.
Q. What was equality 7-2521 late for?
Equality 7-2521 writes that he was so excited about his discovery of the lightbulb that he forgot to pay attention to the time, and he was late in returning to the Home of the Street Sweepers.
Q. What does equality 7-2521 do to liberty 5 3000 at the end of Chapter 4?
Equality 7-2521 tells Liberty 5-3000 that he has given her a name in his mind. He has named her the Golden One. She has named him the Unconquered in her mind.
Q. What is the secret name equality uses for liberty?
She has dark eyes and golden hair, and he names her “The Golden One”. When he speaks to her, he discovers that she also thinks of him. He reveals his secret name for her, and Liberty tells Equality she has named him “The Unconquered”.
Q. What are the new names for equality and liberty?
1- Equality and Liberty take new names again….
- Equality’s new name is Prometheus, and Liberty’s new name is Gaea.
- He plans to stay in the house, work the land, and he wants to learn more secrets about the “Unmentionable Times.”
- The word that he says he will cut above the doors and print on his banners is the word “EGO”.
Q. What name does equality choose for himself and liberty?
Equality 7-2521 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.
Q. Which is not a rule or expectation of society members in chapter 2?
Chapter 2: Which is NOT a rule or expectation of society members in Chapter 2? Men and women should not take notice of each other. People in different jobs cannot talk unless they are at the Social Meeting. People cannot sing without a reason unless they are at a Social Meeting.
Q. What emotion does equality 7-2521 see in others though they don’t speak it?
English I CP- Anthem, by Ayn Rand Chapter Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How do Liberty 5-3000 and Equality 7-2521 feel about each other? | They are attracted to each other and like each other better then the others. |
| What emotion does Equality 7-2521 not feel when he s in the tunnel? | fear |
| What is the “Unchartered Forest”? |
Q. How does equality learn the unspeakable word?
When Equality 7-2521 was ten years old, he watched the Transgressor being burned at the stake for speaking the Unspeakable Word: the anti-collectivist word “I.” Equality 7-2521 remembers this man’s saintly courage and composure, and recognizes him as a hero once he, too, discovers the power of the word “I.”
Q. What new name does equality give to himself?
Prometheus
Q. What word does equality 7-2521 say should never be spoken?
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.
Q. What word does Equality Now consider evil?
By Ayn Rand Equality 7-2521 needs no reason or “warrant” to be. The word, “we,” is a dangerous word, Equality 7-2521 says. Actually, it’s the root of all evil.
Q. What was the first law that equality broke?
Terms in this set (26) What was the first Law that Equality broke? ” The laws say that man may not write unless the Council of Vocations bid them so. ” Equality 7 – 2521 says whatever he thinks or writes is a sin.
