Ayn Rand's Anthem Analysis

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In a society that has neither, who is to say which is more life changing, love or knowledge. Feelings, especially love, are powerful and can change a lot about a person as seen in Anthem when Equality 7-2521 writes about Liberty 5-3000, “We have given them a name in our thoughts... the Golden One... it is a sin to give men names which distinguish them from the others... they are not like the others.” The entire time Equality has been taught to never single out one person for they are a group, nobody is special. When he notices Liberty that changes, he can’t help but to think about her and not “them”. That is why love is so powerful, it changes beliefs and ideas. On the other side, Equality’s knowledge is powerful. It could change the world