#1
What is the Council’s immediate reaction to the light box?
terrified
What new feelings do Equality and Liberty experience while living together in the forest?
romantic love
Equality realizes that the word "I" is his most important discovery because...
He freedom and a strong sense of self.
Why did the Golden One follow Equality 7-2521 into the Uncharted Forest and what does this say about her character?
1) She followed because she "loves" him
2) She is very similar to Equality: she wants freedom, that she wants freedom from their society
What is the "sacred" word that Equality vows to protect and keep as his banner for the future?
"Ego"
According to the Council, why is an invention created by one person inherently evil or useless?
They believe if an invention is not shared by all or authorized by the collective, it cannot be true or useful
Why does Equality 7-2521 and Liberty choose the names Prometheus and Gaea for themselves?
Prometheus brought light (knowledge) to humanity, and Gaea was the mother of a new earth (beginning of humanity).
Why does Equality believe that the word "We" is "root of all evil" when, according to his former society, it is the most important part of a person's identity?
Being in a collective group destroys the individual spirit
Equality states, "I am the warrant and the sanction." What does he mean?
He does not need permission to live his life and pursue happiness.
What 2 reasons why Golden One struggles to say "I love you," and what phrase does she use instead?
#1) She doesn't understand "I" and instead says, "We are one... alone... and only"
#2) She doesn't understand/know how to express love
(remember: children never meet parents+ society is taught to love everyone)
Why does Equality find it strange that he feels no fear while living in the Uncharted Forest?
It is strange because he was taught that being in the forest was dangerous
remember: the government taught people this to have more control
What does Equality 7-2521 realize about the "Unmentionable Times" from what he learns (books, etc.) while he's in the house?
1) people had more knowledge
2) cycle of oppression (government v. people / those with power v. those without power)
How is the house Equality and Liberty found in the mountains so different from the homes in the society in which they just escaped?
It was made for a single family and not a huge group of people (collective)
According to the text, what was the ultimate destructive factor that caused the downfall of the previous civilization (AKA: the Unmentionable Times)?
They worshipped of the word "We" (only focused on society as a group) and people ultimately surrendered their minds and freedoms.
After escaping the World Council and fleeing to the Uncharted Forest, Equality 7-2521 considers himself "damned,” but how does his tone suggest he feels about this damnation?
He accepts his "damnation" with pride because he realizes...
#1) how oppressive his former society is
#2) how they understand so little (knowledge)