Anthem book cover

Anthem

By Shyniah
  • why does equality feel no shame in committing his crime

    he shows that he doesn't feel like he is doing anything wrong. and he shows how he feel about being able to get punished for something that isn't really wrong.
  • what happens if you speak on the unspoken word

    when you speak on the unspoken word you are put to death.
  • Equality think that the Council of Scholars is blind

    He has more knowledge than the Council of Scholars, much more to learn, stuff the council does not understand does not matter, they don't take risks, narrow-minded, don't accept change,;
  • breaking into the palace.

    Broke down the door, it was not a guarded Palace. The next day, the World Council of Scholars was meeting in his cities. To share Equality's discovery
  • Being punished

    He was hurt from the lashes of the whip, and he needed time to heal.
  • the quote “we are old now, yet we were young this morning…? came about

    The day was difficult and it caused him to mature, and accept reality. Before he thought he knew a lot, but later he realized he did not fully know everything. Since his ideas were not embraced he is considered useless, the elders are also considered useless.
  • the real reasons behind the Council’s rejections and fear of the gift.

    It is not their goal to make the lives of men easier. Also, they cannot accept the accomplishment of one person. It goes against everything their society believes in. Also, it would cause a complete breakdown in law and order.
  • what equality going threw at this point.

    The freedom of making his own choices and decisions. He is dancing around and laughing and experiencing a new sense of enjoyment and control over his own life.
  • this is why Liberty and Equality find it so strange and unique

    The house is two stories with flat roof, its mostly made out of glass. There is a library full of books and only one bedroom so this house was meant for two people. They find it so strange because they have never seen a house so small.
  • Uncharted Forest symbolize in Anthem

    Opportunity for growth, change, and personal freedom