Anthem By Gabrielle Trede
Essay Question 1 By Gabrielle Trede
“It is a sin to write this.” begins the story of Anthem. By the end of the story, Equality 7-2521 has a different moral assessment of his actions, but was the eventual assessment of his actions correct? His eventual evaluation being that of seeing this as a breaking of bonds with collectivity, an achievable freedom and disregard of the Council. In all terms, this judgment is correct, indifferent to the few flaws it may have. This can be proven through evidence from the book.
What was his original idea on the subject to start with? "It is a sin to write this," shows the way the collective society thinks, and how it runs based off of 'sin'. "We were born with a curse," …show more content…
Well, he'd already considered his principality incorrectivity, and finding this concept made him wish for forgiveness dealing with his activities. Upon the recognition he obtained while attempting to give the scholars the light, he must have noticed how they saw him as a lowly street sweeper, "A Street Sweeper! A Street Sweeper walking in upon the World Council of Scholars! It is not to be believed! It is against all the rules and all the laws!". They acted as if they were somehow above him, not like how a group for the sake of the rest should in any situation, without realizing that of the broken guidelines or requirements against said decree. This is the approximate moment Equality 7-2521 knew the fault in the collectivity, and when his light was going to be destroyed for the so-called 'gain' of his brothers, he ran. He ran to the 'Uncharted Forest' and noticed that he truly was free. He observed the world around him without having to be anxious of his crimes toward the humanity he had left behind in his wake. Even the Golden One came with, conveying that "We have followed you, and shall follow you wherever you go. If danger threatens you, we shall face it also. If it be death, we shall die with you. You are damned, and we wish to share your damnation." So they led forward, showing their true colors as Prometheus and Gaea. Prometheus goes on to say that the sacred word of ego would drive man forward because
“It is a sin to write this.” begins the story of Anthem. By the end of the story, Equality 7-2521 has a different moral assessment of his actions, but was the eventual assessment of his actions correct? His eventual evaluation being that of seeing this as a breaking of bonds with collectivity, an achievable freedom and disregard of the Council. In all terms, this judgment is correct, indifferent to the few flaws it may have. This can be proven through evidence from the book.
What was his original idea on the subject to start with? "It is a sin to write this," shows the way the collective society thinks, and how it runs based off of 'sin'. "We were born with a curse," …show more content…
Well, he'd already considered his principality incorrectivity, and finding this concept made him wish for forgiveness dealing with his activities. Upon the recognition he obtained while attempting to give the scholars the light, he must have noticed how they saw him as a lowly street sweeper, "A Street Sweeper! A Street Sweeper walking in upon the World Council of Scholars! It is not to be believed! It is against all the rules and all the laws!". They acted as if they were somehow above him, not like how a group for the sake of the rest should in any situation, without realizing that of the broken guidelines or requirements against said decree. This is the approximate moment Equality 7-2521 knew the fault in the collectivity, and when his light was going to be destroyed for the so-called 'gain' of his brothers, he ran. He ran to the 'Uncharted Forest' and noticed that he truly was free. He observed the world around him without having to be anxious of his crimes toward the humanity he had left behind in his wake. Even the Golden One came with, conveying that "We have followed you, and shall follow you wherever you go. If danger threatens you, we shall face it also. If it be death, we shall die with you. You are damned, and we wish to share your damnation." So they led forward, showing their true colors as Prometheus and Gaea. Prometheus goes on to say that the sacred word of ego would drive man forward because