“But we cannot change our bones nor our body. We are born with a curse” (Rand, 18) As seen in “Anthem” and within our society, these people believe they are born with a curse since they were born into a certain line of work or a lower class lifestyle. Yet, many successful individuals who also had to endure difficult upbringings, such as Jim Carrey and Oprah Winfrey, never allowed for their personal hardships to hold them back or to determine their life plans. As Equality 7-2521 had gone against the Council, he decided to stay strong to his personal beliefs and found the power necessary to follow his own