Has anyone ever felt held down or having the feeling they do not belong? In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand and The Maze Runner by James Dashner many teenagers relate to Equality and Thomas because they feel captured and put under control and it makes them feel as if they do not belong and they feel lost. Anthem and The Maze Runner are popular and relate to modern teens because we all are asked to conform and we are stuck under rules while we all are different and taking our own path on our journey through high school.
First of all, in the book Anthem by Ayn Rand everyone is put under control like how we are when teachers put us under their rules to obey. Equality describes himself as being under control. Equality