Lash them until they tell.” He had this bravery and determination to keep his discovery a secret until he could reveal it upon the Scholars. Equality also shows determination to be accepted and respected among the community even when the council lashed and outcast Equality. He tells himself, "We shall join our hands to theirs, and we will work together, with the power of the sky, for the glory of mankind. Our blessing upon you, our brothers! Tomorrow, you will take us back into your fold and we shall be an outcast no longer. Tomorrow we shall be one of you again. Tomorrow..." . Equality's statement is the start of a breaking point in his story; later he learns that the Council wants to hold civilization back in order to keep them from progressing in technology. He had persistence and determination to march onward with his quest for acceptance from the Home of the Scholars. His strong desire to learn and become a scholar made him determined to reach his goal. This not only demonstrates his tenacity it also proves his loyalty to the Great …show more content…
But as his knowledge of the world around him increased, the determination that was once directed towards loyalty and secrecy for the good of others shifted to a determination for revenge and selfishness. As shown in the book , after Equality discovers the forbidden words, he shows anger and selfishness. He feels he is God and others should bow down to him. He is bitter and decides to only protect who he feels is adequate (by an electric fence). Equality voices his thoughts on his superiority, “I am neither foe nor friend to my brothers, but such as each of them shall deserve of me. And to earn my love, my brothers must do more than to have been born. I do not grant my love without reason, nor to any chance passer-by who may wish to claim it. I honor men with my