“It is as if we were speaking alone to no ears but our own. And we know well that there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone” (Ayn Rand 17). Equality 7-2521 says in the novel that he is alone and that he can’t speak to anyone, only himself. The title of the book is Anthem, the author of this play is Ayn Rand. In the home of the street sweepers, no one talks to each other, and you must follow the law. This quote proves that the theme of the book is individualism. At the beginning of the novel, we all know that the Home of the Street Sweepers is where Equality 7-2521 lives. In the Home of the Street Sweepers all men wear a bracelet of their left wrist with their names upon it. All men must be alike. In the novel it says, “That…show more content… In the novel it says “We shall go to the council, and we shall lay before them, as our gift, the glass box with the power of the sky. We shall confess everything to them” (Ayn Rand 60-61). Equality 7-2521 goes to the council to introduce the lightbulb to them. When Equality 7-2521 introduced the lightbulb to the council, Collective 0-0009 said that the light bulb must be destroyed. So, Equality 7-2521 takes the lightbulb and runs to the forest. Equality 7-2521. The first day in the forest was a wonder. He realized that there is no street sweeping and no bells because he is free, and he can do anything. Equality 7-2521 has done lots of things, he has seen himself in the mirror for the first time and he learned how to get food himself. In the novel it says, “We saw our own face for the first time” (Ayn Rand 80). On the second day in the forest Equality 7-2521 heard footsteps and he discovered that it was the Golden one that was following his footsteps. Equality 7-2521 and the Golden one kissed. In the novel it says, “We seized their body, and we passed our lips to theirs” (Ayn Rand 83). Now Equality 7-2521 and the Liberty 5-3000 are together. In addition, the novel's theme is individualism, and let me explain…show more content… They discovered a two-story house and went inside it. Equality 7-2521 finds the word I when he reads the first book he found in the house. When he understood the word I, he dropped the book from his hand and started crying. Equality 7-2521 told Liberty 5-3000 about the word I. When she starts to understand the word, she tells Equality 7-2521, "I love you." In the novel it says, “She looked at me and the first words she spoke were I love you” (Ayn Rand 98). Equality and Liberty decide to get a new name. Equality was Prometheus, and Liberty was Gaea. Gaea is now pregnant with Prometheus’ son/girl. Prometheus says if the baby comes out to be a boy, then he will raise him like a real man who knows the word I. Prometheus learns to feel unashamed of his strength, intelligence, and creativity and slowly begins to develop as an individual. However, all these details strongly prove that the theme of the book Anthem is individualism. All these details demonstrate that the theme of the book Anthem is
