Imagery And Symbolism In Ayn Rand's Anthem '

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Our visual image strongly represents our quote by describing the stages throughout the Anthem novella. The three symbols represent different stages that occur in the society and Prometheus’ life. Our image consists of three symbols being a flame, a light bulb, and a lightning bolt. The flame represents the Great Rebirth, it represents the burning out of the Unmentionable Times and moving into the new Collective lifestyle. The light bulb represents Prometheus’ desire to obtain new knowledge. Prometheus always strived to acquire more knowledge than his brothers surrounding him and was always much more curious about situations throughout his society. The lightning bolt represents his final escape from this Collectivist society that was breaking