In Anthem the leaders not only enslaved the bodies of their people, but they also destroyed their minds and had seek to accomplish a evil tasks. The leaders of Equality 7-25121 “the House of Scholars” community took control of the bodies and mind of the citizens, by completely brainwashing them from the day that they were born. The people didn’t try to fight back or escape because they didn’t know that the way they were living is wrong or that there was any other way to live. By making it a sin to be an individual they didn’t have to worry about those who were smart that could figure out the truth.
From the day that they were born every baby was taken to the house of infantry without ever getting to see their parents. Then as they grew older they are sent to different houses, at different stages of their lives, and once they turn of age they are sent to have a baby with someone they do not know and the cycle continues, This is slavery to its full extent.
The society in the novel completely takes away individualism. The citizens of the setting do not have names and are not allowed to choose their jobs, friends, or even spouses. The character says “There is nothing left around us” which is directly related to the