Very common because it basically shows every chapter that equality society is controlling because in the start of chapter 1 it says that equality is smart and curious and the home of the scholars hated him for being smart and curious and so the home of the scholars put him in the streets. The thesis Ayn Rand shows how controlling Equality's society is by making everyone afraid and by showing lies the Council of Scholars tells. because Firstly Everyone in the city fears almost everything and the first evidence is Equality said that “there is fear in the air of the sleeping halls and in the streets and fear walks through the streets” It matters because equality society is showing fear because the home of the scholars are strict and they won't