Characters and Development
Who is the main character?
Equality 7-2521
Where did Equality discover electricity?
In the tunnel
What pronouns were used in the beginning?
we, us, they
Who said "I love you"?
Gaia
Who discovered electricity in the novel?
Equality
Who is Equality's best friend?
International 4-8818
What happened during the Great Rebirth?
-Education was destroyed
-New society
-Using pronouns like (we, they)
What it the main symbol?
Light bulb
Who said "Your eyes, are not like the eyes of any among men."?
Golden One
How old is Equality?
21
What did Equality 7-2521 change his name to?
How did Anthem end?
Equality was planning for his future and came up with a sacred word: EGO
Why did the society teach the people the wrong things?
They wanted to keep everyone oppressed and in their control.
Who said, "Since the Council does not know of this hole, there can be no law permitting no enter." ?
Who is the Unconquered?
Equality 7-2521
How did Equality change over time?
He started to think for himself
Why did the World Council of Scholars not accept Equality's creation?
They didn't accept the creation because they saw it as a threat to their society.
Did Anthem have a religion?
Yes, but they seem to not know that they were apart of a religion.
What was this,"We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever."
Pledge/Prayer
What was Equality's society like?
-Collectivism
-Oppression
What does society do to keep the citizens equivalent?
-Punishes their people extremely
-Makes its people refer themselves as "we, they"
-Teaching them incorrect knowledge in school
What do Equality and Golden One discover in the forest?
A house
Why did society not use (I, my)?
They didn't because they didn't want people to create a sense of individuality for themselves.
What is the first thing Equality said when he learned about the pronouns (I, my)?
"I am. I think. I will."
What happened to Gaia in the end?
She was pregnant with the baby of Prometheus