They have their first kiss, and then later that night discover “the one ecstasy granted to the race of men” (9.24). Liberty 5-3000 and Equality 7-2521 find
a house from the Unmentionable Times
in the Uncharted Forest. … Liberty 5-3000 learns the word “I” from Equality 7-2521, and also receives a new name from him: Gaea.
What does equality 7-2521 find in the uncharted forest?
As he is walking through the forest, Equality 7-2521 hears footsteps behind him and discovers that
the Golden One has followed him
into the forest.
What did equality 7-2521 Discover?
Lesson Summary
In Chapter 3 of Anthem, we hear about how Equality 7-2521 discovers
electricity
. While in his underground tunnel laboratory, he cuts open a dead frog and one of its legs move. Equality finds that this is caused by his knife touching a copper wire and the salt water in the frog’s body.
What do equality and the golden one find in the uncharted forest?
Equality 7-2521 and the Golden One discover
a house in the depths of the forest
, a house such as they have never seen resting on a broad summit with the mountains behind it. The house has two stories, a flat roof, and walls made more of glass than of any other substance.
Who appears to equality 7-2521 in the uncharted forest?
On his second day in the forest, Equality 7-2521 hears footsteps behind him and discovers the Golden One!
Liberty 5-3000
has followed him into the forest. Equality 7-2521 is overjoyed, and wants to know how she found him. Liberty 5-3000 responds that she heard about Equality 7-2521’s flight into the forest.
How does equality 7-2521 view nature in this chapter?
Equality 7-2521’s return to nature to escape the evils of
man reflects Rand’s belief that only other men can limit the freedom of a man
and that in the state of nature man is completely free.
What does Equality 7-2521 Discover in Chapter 5 and what does he plan to do with his discovery?
Equality 7-2521 discovers
how to make a lightbulb work
. He believes he alone has made light. He has found the materials for making the lightbulb in the tunnel where he is hiding, and he has used wires to make electricity flow through the lightbulb and produce light.
How does Equality 7-2521 feel about himself?
Equality 7-2521, who later renames himself Prometheus,
believes in individualism and rejects the collectivist society around him
. … He is deeply curious and desires freedom to explore and think, and he is unafraid of the society of mindless drones around him.
What is Equality 7-2521’s sin?
As the story opens, Equality 7-2521 states that it is
a sin to do the writing he is doing
. It is a sin to do things that do not involve others, and the words he thinks and writes are for no eyes or ears but his. This is not his only crime.
Where does equality 7-2521 meet the golden one?
On his second day in the forest
, Equality 7-2521 hears steps behind him. When the steps come closer, he recognizes the form of the Golden One. She is too overcome initially to speak, but he asks how she came to be in the forest. She says that she followed him and tells him that the whole city speaks of his escape.
What does equality 7-2521 research while in the tunnel?
While dissecting a frog hanging on a copper wire, Equality 7-2521 discovers
the power of electricity
, which he explores in his tunnel underground. In his journal, he recounts his experiments: he makes a magnet move using electricity and creates a lighting rod outside the tunnel.
What is Equality’s epiphany about himself?
He realizes that he is an end in himself and that his happiness is reason enough to live
. With this epiphany, his transformation is complete. He is unafraid and singular, self-important and proud.
Why does equality 7-2521 briefly stop writing things down while in the forest?
He has worked as an English instructor, editor and writer for the past 10 years. In Chapter 9 of ‘Anthem,’ Equality 7-2521 is still hiding out in the forest. He tells us he hasn’t written
for many days because he didn’t want to talk about what happened to him until now.
Why is equality 7-2521 called the unconquered?
Equality 7-2521 changes his name to The Unconquered. This is appropriate because
he is disregarding some of the rulers created by the government and still hasn’t faced any type of punishments
.
What revelation does equality 7-2521 come to in this chapter?
Equality 7-2521 tells us that
he has discovered the word “I” while reading the books in his library
.
What does equality 7-2521 see in the stream and what is the significance of this?
Equality 7-2521 Sees His Reflection
Equality 7-2521
keeps walking until he comes upon a stream
. He kneels down beside the stream to drink water from it and, on its still surface, he sees his own reflection for the very first time in his life. He explains that ”our face and our body were beautiful.
What has equality 7-2521 created How does he feel about his creation?
What has Equality 7-2521 created? How does he feel about his creation?
light
…a lightbulb; he believes it will be his redemption and allow him to enter into the Home of the Scholars.
What revelation does equality 7-2521 come to in Chapter 5?
Lesson Summary
In Chapter 5 of Ayn Rand’s Anthem, Equality 7-2521 figures
out how to make light with electricity
. 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.
What is equality 7-2521 only response when the plan is enforced?
What does Equality 7-2521 say in response to the Council of the Home’s question? Why?
“We will not tell you
“. Equality says this because they do not want to reveal their secret tunnel or their discovery of light to anyone yet, for these things may be destroyed if others know about them.
What does equality 7-2521 Create in Chapter 5?
After countless nights of experimenting, Equality 7-2521 succeeds in harnessing the power of electricity to re-invent
the electric light
. It is light in a rudimentary form: A box of glass that glows when its wires are connected. This power can be harnessed to benefit society.
Where does equality 7-2521 want to take his discovery?
Equality 7-2521 decides that he will go to
the World Council of Scholars
, which is supposed to happen in a month in his very own City. There, he’ll present his invention.
How is equality’s name ironic?
Equality 7-2521’s own name is almost surely ironic. He’s represented as far from equal to the run-of the mill people in his society. He stands for
liberty and freedom of the individual
, which are opposed to the value of equality (as presented in Anthem), since equality requires that everyone be forced into sameness.
What are equality’s dreams?
“
A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed
; a dream of a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few.” Civil rights leader Martin Luther King is perhaps best known for his iconic 1963 I Have a Dream speech.
How has equality 7-2521 changed throughout the course of the story?
Equality 7-2521 is clearly different from the other men in his society, but the dramatic change his character undergoes truly begins
after he discovers the tunnel from the “Unmentionable Times
.” Rather than share his discovery with his brothers, as is proper, Equality chooses to claim the tunnel for himself.
What are Equality’s sins?
Equality
steals materials for scientific experiments
such as candles, flints, knives, paper, glass vials, manuscripts, powders and acids. After stealing (which is a sin), Equality conducts scientific experiments every night which is illegal because he is not a Scholar.
What does equality 7-2521 notice about the transgressor?
Equality 7-2521 reveals that
he can’t detect any pain in the Transgressor’s eyes as he dies
. The Transgressor has transcended society and his own body by dying for the cause of individuality, and he remains at peace with himself as a result of knowing the meaning of I.
What is the unspeakable word?
1a :
incapable of being expressed in
words : unutterable. b : inexpressibly bad : horrendous unspeakable living conditions unspeakable evil. 2 : that may not or cannot be spoken the bawdy thoughts that come into one’s head—the unspeakable words— L. P. Smith unspeakable collections of consonants— Rosemary Jellis.
Where is equality 7-2521 writing from at the beginning of the novel?
Always referring to himself as “we,” a youth named Equality 7-2521 writes in
a journal from underground
, where he is alone in an abandoned railroad tunnel.
Why do you think equality 7-2521 is laughing in the third paragraph?
Why do you think Equality 7-2521 is laughing in the third paragraph?
Because for the first time he finally feels free and happy
. This metaphor is comparing Equality working his way through the forest to swimming through water.
What does equality 7-2521 say to the golden one that no man has ever said to a woman?
“Speak these words again,” she says. “
Our dearest one
.” Never, he thinks, have men said this to women. Equality 7-2521 and the Golden One discover the meaning of love in a society utterly devoid of it. Love, the author shows, is a response to personal values.
What does equality 7-2521 believe is the most important concept known to man by the end of the novella?
By the end, Equality 7-2521 believes
silence
is the most important concept known to man.
What is the significance of nature in Anthem Why does equality 7-2521 flee to the forest when he is exiled from society?
Why does Equality 7-2521 flee to the forest when he is exiled from society? Nature represents the original and uncorrupted state of man in Anthem. Equality 7-2521 runs to the Uncharted Forest when he is exiled from society
because there he is able to establish his freedom and start his life over as a new man
.
What happens when equality 7-2521 brings the glass box to the council?
Equality 7-2521 interrupts by pointing out that he is unimportant. He has something to show them of great significance to society. He places
the glass box on the table and connects the wires
. When the wires begin to glow red, terror strikes the members of the Council.
What does equality 7-2521 discover in the uncharted forest that removes his original dread of the place?
As he is walking through the forest, Equality 7-2521 hears footsteps behind him and discovers that
the Golden One has followed him
into the forest.
What is the golden one given equality 7-2521?
Though her name is originally Liberty 5-3000, she allows Equality 7-2521 to rename her the Golden One and, later,
Gaea
.
How does equality 7-2521 feel now that he has fled to the forest at the beginning of Chapter 7?
Equality 7-2521 writes from the forest to which he has fled that he has abandoned hope and believes he will sleep on the grass for a few days until the beasts come to eat his body. He feels that
he has aged a lifetime in this day
.
Why is equality 7-2521 a street sweeper?
Equality 7-2521 is
born into a society in which individuality is a crime
. … To his societal disadvantage, Equality 7-2521 is gifted with a great intelligence and a burning curiosity to understand. It is for this reason that the Council of Vocations assigns him to life as a Street Sweeper.
What is equality 7-2521 plan after he has learned from the books?
What is Equality 7-2521’s plan after he has learned from the books?
He will start a new world, rescue his friends, and bring them back to his new home. He will raise his son and fight the leaders of the collective society.
How does equality 7-2521 view nature in this chapter?
Equality 7-2521’s return to nature to escape the evils of
man reflects Rand’s belief that only other men can limit the freedom of a man
and that in the state of nature man is completely free.
Who appears to equality 7-2521 in the uncharted forest?
On his second day in the forest, Equality 7-2521 hears footsteps behind him and discovers the Golden One!
Liberty 5-3000
has followed him into the forest. Equality 7-2521 is overjoyed, and wants to know how she found him. Liberty 5-3000 responds that she heard about Equality 7-2521’s flight into the forest.
Who surprises equality 7-2521 in the forest?
In Chapter 9,
Liberty 5-3000
finds Equality 7-2521 in the forest. She tells him that she doesn’t care if he is damned by society, she just wants to be with him. The two stride off into the forest together. They have a good life in the woods.
