Motifs
What are the two main motifs expressed in the novel
What is light and darkness?
What is egoism?
What is the needs of self are more important than the needs of others?
Relative to today, when does this novel take place?
What is the future?
How does Rand convey free will with "Golden One"?
What is Equality's preference towards the "Golden One" which is forbidden in the society?
This 9-letter word that could be described as
"Brain power" is a crucial motif in both novels
What is knowledge?
Rand uses the unspeakable word "I" in the text emphasize which motif?
What is Individuality?
What -ism does the society of Anthem represent?
What is Collectivism?
How does life in the Uncharted Forest contrast with life in the city?
What is Life in the forest is filled with the pleasure of living individually?
What scene in Anthem implies gaining understanding of self by escaping the society?
What is the sunlight through the trees in the Uncharted Forest?
What is a similarity with the dystopian society of Fahrenheit 451 and Anthem?
What is the controlling tendencies of government entities?
How does Rand develop the motif of light and darkness through the tunnel?
What is when Equality turns the lightbulb on, it lights the room and enlightens him that he can create things on his own?
When does Equality express free will?
What is choosing not to accept the punishment of the council, and escape through the window?
What is walking out of jail and ignoring his punishment?
How does the Home of the Street Sweepers enhance the idea of the collectivist society?
What is everything is uniform, representing how everyone is equal?
As equality escapes from the council he flees into the uncharted forest. What is the uncharted forest a symbol of?
What is liberation/freedom?
At the end of Fahrenheit Granger gives Montag a speech about the Phoenix. How are these ideals reflected at the end of Anthem?
What is Equality's determination to redress the issues with society?
How is the motif of darkness reflected through the novella
What is the citizens of the society are not aware they are being oppressed and have no sense of individuality?
Where is empiricism expressed throughout the novel?
What is Equality experimenting with the lightbulb?
How does the diversity of the new house impact Equality?
What is he is perplexed with the advanced surroundings compared to the bland city?
Rand uses verbal irony throughout the novella to develop the characters, specifically by their names. How did she exemplify this with the name "Equality"?
What is the name "Equality" is irony because Equality was everything but equal to his counterparts. He was taller, smarter, and more curious than everyone else?
In both Anthem and Fahrenheit 451, Equality and Montag are both pushed to rebel against their controlling society. What causes each of them to do so?
What is Equality was influenced by the Saint of the Pyre, the lightbulb, the Golden One?
What is Montag was influenced by Clarisse, the burning woman, and the overdose of his wife?
How does Rand develop the motif of collectivism throughout the novella?
What is the structure of society, the way people communicate "we", and the value people hold?
What is determinism and when is it shown throughout the novel?
What is the idea that human destinies are predetermined, and it is shown when the council chooses the jobs and destinies of everyone in the society?
Equality sees himself in the stream in the Uncharted Forest. How does the scene promote individualism?
What is Equality beginning to develop a sense of self?
At the end of the novel, Equality changes his name in an allusion to the Greek myth Prometheus. What does this name change symbolize?
What is just as Prometheus brought fire, Equality promises to bring his newfound knowledge to future generations and those who think like him from the old society?
In Fahrenheit 451 Montag witnessed a lady burning with her books, just as in Anthem Equality witnessed the Saint of the Pyre. How did these scenes impact the protagonists?
What is their attitude while dying influenced Montag and Equality to seek answers?