ANTHEM EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Plot of Anthem - Answers- Spark notes
Characters of Anthem - Answers- Equality
Liberty
Transgressors
International
Collectivist
Equality 7-2521 - Answers- main character, narrator
Equality 7-2521 - A street sweeper, the protagonist of the novella. Equality 7-2521, who
later renames himself Prometheus, believes in individualism and rejects the collectivist
society around him. He is vain and self-centered, strong, beautiful, and intelligent. He is
deeply curious and desires freedom to explore and think, and he is unafraid of the
society of mindless drones around him. Equality 7-2521 represents the superiority of a
singular intellect to the homogeneity of the masses, who cannot think for themselves
and are indistinguishable from one another.
Liberty 5-3000 - Answers- strong woman whose very being defies the laws; body
straight and thin like blade of iron
A beautiful peasant with whom Equality 7-2521 falls madly in love. The Golden One
demonstrates her subservience to Equality 7-2521 by allowing him to change her name
from Liberty 5-3000 to the Golden One, and later, Gaea. The Golden One is proud and
vain, strong and bitter. She loves Equality 7-2521 because he is different from most
men around her. With him, she grapples with a desire to find the word "I" in order to
express her love for him. The Golden One is relatively underdeveloped as a character,
functioning mostly as the object of Equality 7-2521's affection
Transgressors of the Unspeakable Work - Answers- A martyr for the word "I." The
Transgressor of the Unspeakable Word suffers no pain as he is burned alive because
he knows the meaning of individualism. His death foreshadows the suffering and exile
of Equality 7-2521, and he represents the way to die properly, in Rand's view, for the
cause of egoism.
International 4-8818 - Answers- best friend; artist; eyes like fireflies; would rather die
than turn in Equality 7-2521
Equality 7-2521's only friend. International 4-8818 views Equality 7-2521 as a prophet.
When he and Equality 7-2521 discover the tunnel in which Equality 7-2521 hides to
write his journal and make his discoveries, he is torn between loyalty to his friend and
his desire not to break the law. International 4-8818 represents the citizen who secretly
seeks his own meaning but is unable to realize it because he cannot take the step of
breaking with his society.
, Collective 0-0009 - Answers- The oldest and "wisest" of the World Council of Scholars.
The leader of the World Council of Scholars. Collective 0-0009 is shapeless and
cowardly, like all members of the World Council. He fears and hates Equality 7-2521 for
breaking the rules because he believes that only those decisions reached by the council
can be of value. Collective 0-0009 represents the thinking force behind the evil
collectivism of the city
Setting of Anthem - Answers- Dystopian/ collectivist society
Protagonist - Answers- Equality
Antagonist - Answers- Council( society)
Irony - Answers- Everyone refers to themselves as "we" but they're not equal
Point of View - Answers- First Person
symbol - Answers- Light-represents the hope that equality wants to bring in the world
Who is Equality 7-2521? what kind of world doe he live in? - Answers- Equality is tall
smart but trapped. He is the narrator of the story
He is the dystopian protagonist living in a dystopian and collectivist world
What does equality believe is the most important concept known to man? - Answers-
Ego
Theme - Answers- Individualism
How do we know this is a collectivist society? - Answers- They replace I with we. They
assign jobs organize every day schedules. No individualism
Why does the Council of Vocations assign Equality 7-2521 the job of street sweeper? is
it due to error, incompetence, or a more sinister motivation? Explain. - Answers-
Sinister motivation; they knew about him so they had to set him in place, they realize he
is smart so they fear that he would endanger the society
When does this novel take place-in the past, the present, or the future? How do you
know? - Answers- Novel set in the future. We know this because of the dystopian
society which always talks about the future and it also try to explain the past as the
unmentionable times
Plot of Anthem - Answers- Spark notes
Characters of Anthem - Answers- Equality
Liberty
Transgressors
International
Collectivist
Equality 7-2521 - Answers- main character, narrator
Equality 7-2521 - A street sweeper, the protagonist of the novella. Equality 7-2521, who
later renames himself Prometheus, believes in individualism and rejects the collectivist
society around him. He is vain and self-centered, strong, beautiful, and intelligent. He is
deeply curious and desires freedom to explore and think, and he is unafraid of the
society of mindless drones around him. Equality 7-2521 represents the superiority of a
singular intellect to the homogeneity of the masses, who cannot think for themselves
and are indistinguishable from one another.
Liberty 5-3000 - Answers- strong woman whose very being defies the laws; body
straight and thin like blade of iron
A beautiful peasant with whom Equality 7-2521 falls madly in love. The Golden One
demonstrates her subservience to Equality 7-2521 by allowing him to change her name
from Liberty 5-3000 to the Golden One, and later, Gaea. The Golden One is proud and
vain, strong and bitter. She loves Equality 7-2521 because he is different from most
men around her. With him, she grapples with a desire to find the word "I" in order to
express her love for him. The Golden One is relatively underdeveloped as a character,
functioning mostly as the object of Equality 7-2521's affection
Transgressors of the Unspeakable Work - Answers- A martyr for the word "I." The
Transgressor of the Unspeakable Word suffers no pain as he is burned alive because
he knows the meaning of individualism. His death foreshadows the suffering and exile
of Equality 7-2521, and he represents the way to die properly, in Rand's view, for the
cause of egoism.
International 4-8818 - Answers- best friend; artist; eyes like fireflies; would rather die
than turn in Equality 7-2521
Equality 7-2521's only friend. International 4-8818 views Equality 7-2521 as a prophet.
When he and Equality 7-2521 discover the tunnel in which Equality 7-2521 hides to
write his journal and make his discoveries, he is torn between loyalty to his friend and
his desire not to break the law. International 4-8818 represents the citizen who secretly
seeks his own meaning but is unable to realize it because he cannot take the step of
breaking with his society.
, Collective 0-0009 - Answers- The oldest and "wisest" of the World Council of Scholars.
The leader of the World Council of Scholars. Collective 0-0009 is shapeless and
cowardly, like all members of the World Council. He fears and hates Equality 7-2521 for
breaking the rules because he believes that only those decisions reached by the council
can be of value. Collective 0-0009 represents the thinking force behind the evil
collectivism of the city
Setting of Anthem - Answers- Dystopian/ collectivist society
Protagonist - Answers- Equality
Antagonist - Answers- Council( society)
Irony - Answers- Everyone refers to themselves as "we" but they're not equal
Point of View - Answers- First Person
symbol - Answers- Light-represents the hope that equality wants to bring in the world
Who is Equality 7-2521? what kind of world doe he live in? - Answers- Equality is tall
smart but trapped. He is the narrator of the story
He is the dystopian protagonist living in a dystopian and collectivist world
What does equality believe is the most important concept known to man? - Answers-
Ego
Theme - Answers- Individualism
How do we know this is a collectivist society? - Answers- They replace I with we. They
assign jobs organize every day schedules. No individualism
Why does the Council of Vocations assign Equality 7-2521 the job of street sweeper? is
it due to error, incompetence, or a more sinister motivation? Explain. - Answers-
Sinister motivation; they knew about him so they had to set him in place, they realize he
is smart so they fear that he would endanger the society
When does this novel take place-in the past, the present, or the future? How do you
know? - Answers- Novel set in the future. We know this because of the dystopian
society which always talks about the future and it also try to explain the past as the
unmentionable times
