Quatation Analysis Exercise
Quatation Analysis Exercise
Quote:
Our name is Equality 7-2521, as it is written on the iron bracelets which all men wear on their left wrists with their names upon it. We are twenty-one years old. We are six feet tall, and this is a burden, for there are not many men who are feet tall. (18)
Response:
In Ayn Rand’s book ANTHEM, the Equality 7-2521 people are the major characters in the story Anthem. From the beginning of the story to the end they have been the most important people. Equality 7-2521 people were always trying to rebel against the Council people for freedom. The Counsel people are treating these groups of people like slaves. They have to always work, and everything there is forbidden for them. All the groups have specific jobs. And Equality’s jobs are street sweepers. They sweep the streets of the council people. For the Council people to know who is who they make the groups wear these iron bracelets that have their names on them.
The Equality people are the street sweepers of the state. They work for the Counsel people. The Equality people are the most evil people in the state the teachers and Leaders say. In the beginning of the story they stole a candle form the Home of the Street Sweepers. If the Counsel people find this out they would be sent to the Palace of Corrective Detention. The Counsel people mostly hate the equality group. But anyways the Counsel treats all the Groups like this and gives them no freedom to do anything. There are many other groups but this one is the most important. This group is also trying to get freedom here but they are the only ones that are trying to do so.
Equality’s need for freedom is very important in the story. If I were like a slave for a state I would try to fight against it also. I would also hate the idea of wearing iron bracelets with my names on it. I would do anything to run away also to get as far as I could from the State. The work I would have to do, I would make it much easier for my...