Summaries After you have the gist (from highlighting or note-taking), it is time to summarize the significant moments. The summary should focus on characters, setting, conflicts, and other significant events.
Chapter 1 They live in a world where the mass population has a greater value than any one individual. They all must do the same thing and act the same way. If they thought about being different or superior they were sinning. They were all equals, no one person was above or below the other. -TB Chapter 2
Chap 2 - Equality 7-2521 sees a beautiful woman with his friend. They eventually end up communicating physically and verbally with the woman. She also takes an interest in them as they converse.
-CD
Chapter 3
Equality has spent two years exploring an underground tunnel he found on his own. He used this place that no one else knows, to hide the things he has stolen from the Home of Scholars and study them. While in this tunnel Equality finds a bunch of wires and begins to investigate. He discovers an evergy unknown to any one of his brothers.
-TB
Chapter 4
Chap 4 - They get to see the Golden One again after a while. She gives Equality a nickname, "The Unconquered". She offers him water and he drinks from her hands which gives he happiness.
-CD
Chapter 5
Equality realizes that his discovery is something important and needs to be shared with his brothers. He plans to guard his discovery until he is able to take it to the World Council of Scholars.
-TB
Chapter 6
Chap 6 - Equality and his friend are late going to the Street Sweeper home and are questioned. When they refuse to tell their whereabouts, they are beaten and locked away. They escape and go back to their secret place.
-CD
Chapter 7
Equality takes his box of light to the World Council of Scholars. He feels strong and brave as he tells the scholars or his hidden tunnel and his escape from the Palace of Corrective Detention. He was immediately knocked back down to size when the Scholars were horrified by what he had done. This made him run with no end, he fell as he ran but got back and continued running until he reached the Uncharted Forest.
-TB
Chapter 8
Chap 8 - Equality spends his first day in the forest. He enjoys the feeling of free will. He kills a bird and feels pride in eating. He also sees his face for the first time.
-CD
Chapter 9
Liberty followed Equality into the Uncharted Forest to be with him, no matter the consequences. While in the forest both Equality and Liberty go against everything they know to be right as the embrace each other and kiss for the first time.
-TB
Chapter 10
Chap 10 - Equality and the Golden One find a house from the Unmentionable Times. They looked through the house and are amazed at the things they discover. They come to the conclusion that this is where they want to live for the rest of their days.
-CD
Chapter 11
Equality now feels empowered by the one "I". He decides to never put the word "we" first again because it is the root of all evil.
-TB
Chapter 12
Chap 12 - Equality discovers the word "I" in a book he found in the house. He choose a real name for himself and the Golden One. She also becomes pregnant. Equality thinks about the past and how man allowed civilization to get the way it was and he also discovers the "forbidden" word.
-CD
Theme Analyses Each member must submit at least one theme analysis, two of which must be from the following:
Individuality is key to society progressing.
by Chris Duncan
Individuality is the key to society progressing is the theme of Ayn Rand's "Anthem". Conflict best supports this theme for many reasons. One main
conflict is how Equality's "transgressions" were looked so down upon. His community is fixated on collectivism and no one is permitted to have preferences or anything that distinguishes them from others. Equality, on the other hand, prefers one guy. This is his bestfriend, something that other know nothing of. He also prefers this one woman, the Golden One, which is also forbidden. He begins to explore outside of this so called normalcy and he begins to make discoveries that could help mankind but instead of being rewarded he would of course be punished. Even though he technically broke the law, this shows how his individuality gave opportunity for mankind to progress. They just needed to accept.
The impotence of the collective group.
by Tamara Butler
Equality is the only person who sees the impotence of the group. When the whole group works as one it takes a lot longer for things to get done. The city of Anthem's latest invention was the candle and that took a hundred years because they had to make sure their invention was approved by everyone. By Equality taking initiative and going against everything he knows to be right, he has made a great discovery in far less time than it would have taken his brothers. In working alone he realized he is far more powerful than he could have ever imagined.
The value of martyrdom.
by
Original invention/creation is key to independence.
by
A third theme analysis must be submitted on a theme of your choice. You are welcome to analyze the contributions of character, conflict, setting, and/or other elements of the text.
Your choice:
by
Tone Analyses Each member of your group must write one analysis of a single, agreed upon tone. The group should decide on whether or not the tone changes over the course of the novel. If it does not, write about a single tone. If it does, write about the shift between two tones. Make sure to sign your analysis.
Ayn Rand's tone is satirical in her novel "Anthem". An example of this is when she purposely has no guards watching Equality while he is incarcerated. "It was easy to escape from the Palace of Corrective Detention. The locks are old on the doors and the are no guards about. There is no reason to have guards, for men never defied the Councils so far as to escape from whatever place they were ordered to be. Irony is being showed here because anytime someone is incarcerated, they have supervision making sure that they maintain orderly conduct. Irony is a part of satire, and she uses details to exploit the absence of something expected to be present, in turn showing her satirical tone. -CD
Reading Team Members
Summaries
After you have the gist (from highlighting or note-taking), it is time to summarize the significant moments. The summary should focus on characters, setting, conflicts, and other significant events.
Chapter 1
They live in a world where the mass population has a greater value than any one individual. They all must do the same thing and act the same way. If they thought about being different or superior they were sinning. They were all equals, no one person was above or below the other.
-TB
Chapter 2
Chap 2 - Equality 7-2521 sees a beautiful woman with his friend. They eventually end up communicating physically and verbally with the woman. She also takes an interest in them as they converse.
-CD
Chapter 3
Equality has spent two years exploring an underground tunnel he found on his own. He used this place that no one else knows, to hide the things he has stolen from the Home of Scholars and study them. While in this tunnel Equality finds a bunch of wires and begins to investigate. He discovers an evergy unknown to any one of his brothers.
-TB
Chapter 4
Chap 4 - They get to see the Golden One again after a while. She gives Equality a nickname, "The Unconquered". She offers him water and he drinks from her hands which gives he happiness.
-CD
Chapter 5
Equality realizes that his discovery is something important and needs to be shared with his brothers. He plans to guard his discovery until he is able to take it to the World Council of Scholars.
-TB
Chapter 6
Chap 6 - Equality and his friend are late going to the Street Sweeper home and are questioned. When they refuse to tell their whereabouts, they are beaten and locked away. They escape and go back to their secret place.
-CD
Chapter 7
Equality takes his box of light to the World Council of Scholars. He feels strong and brave as he tells the scholars or his hidden tunnel and his escape from the Palace of Corrective Detention. He was immediately knocked back down to size when the Scholars were horrified by what he had done. This made him run with no end, he fell as he ran but got back and continued running until he reached the Uncharted Forest.
-TB
Chapter 8
Chap 8 - Equality spends his first day in the forest. He enjoys the feeling of free will. He kills a bird and feels pride in eating. He also sees his face for the first time.
-CD
Chapter 9
Liberty followed Equality into the Uncharted Forest to be with him, no matter the consequences. While in the forest both Equality and Liberty go against everything they know to be right as the embrace each other and kiss for the first time.
-TB
Chapter 10
Chap 10 - Equality and the Golden One find a house from the Unmentionable Times. They looked through the house and are amazed at the things they discover. They come to the conclusion that this is where they want to live for the rest of their days.
-CD
Chapter 11
Equality now feels empowered by the one "I". He decides to never put the word "we" first again because it is the root of all evil.
-TB
Chapter 12
Chap 12 - Equality discovers the word "I" in a book he found in the house. He choose a real name for himself and the Golden One. She also becomes pregnant. Equality thinks about the past and how man allowed civilization to get the way it was and he also discovers the "forbidden" word.
-CD
Theme Analyses
Each member must submit at least one theme analysis, two of which must be from the following:
Individuality is key to society progressing.
by Chris Duncan
Individuality is the key to society progressing is the theme of Ayn Rand's "Anthem". Conflict best supports this theme for many reasons. One main
conflict is how Equality's "transgressions" were looked so down upon. His community is fixated on collectivism and no one is permitted to have preferences or anything that distinguishes them from others. Equality, on the other hand, prefers one guy. This is his bestfriend, something that other know nothing of. He also prefers this one woman, the Golden One, which is also forbidden. He begins to explore outside of this so called normalcy and he begins to make discoveries that could help mankind but instead of being rewarded he would of course be punished. Even though he technically broke the law, this shows how his individuality gave opportunity for mankind to progress. They just needed to accept.
The impotence of the collective group.
by Tamara Butler
Equality is the only person who sees the impotence of the group. When the whole group works as one it takes a lot longer for things to get done. The city of Anthem's latest invention was the candle and that took a hundred years because they had to make sure their invention was approved by everyone. By Equality taking initiative and going against everything he knows to be right, he has made a great discovery in far less time than it would have taken his brothers. In working alone he realized he is far more powerful than he could have ever imagined.
The value of martyrdom.
by
Original invention/creation is key to independence.
by
A third theme analysis must be submitted on a theme of your choice. You are welcome to analyze the contributions of character, conflict, setting, and/or other elements of the text.
Your choice:
by
Tone Analyses
Each member of your group must write one analysis of a single, agreed upon tone. The group should decide on whether or not the tone changes over the course of the novel. If it does not, write about a single tone. If it does, write about the shift between two tones. Make sure to sign your analysis.
Ayn Rand's tone is satirical in her novel "Anthem". An example of this is when
she purposely has no guards watching Equality while he is incarcerated. "It was
easy to escape from the Palace of Corrective Detention. The locks are old on the
doors and the are no guards about. There is no reason to have guards, for men
never defied the Councils so far as to escape from whatever place they were
ordered to be. Irony is being showed here because anytime someone is
incarcerated, they have supervision making sure that they maintain orderly
conduct. Irony is a part of satire, and she uses details to exploit the absence
of something expected to be present, in turn showing her satirical tone.
-CD