Anthem by Ayn Rand Roar post 2

Summary
In the second half of Anthem , Equality 7-2521 shows the scholars his discovery at the scholars convention and they dismiss the idea all together. Infact they decide to destroy it because it wasn't an idea that they came up with together. It also puts the candle, a power source they had recently come up with in jepordy. Hearing the scholars rejection of his idea that he believes to be revolutionary, Equality 7-2521  runs away to a forest to stop the scholars from destroying his idea.While in the forest, Equality truley discovers free will. He realizes there really are no limits for him there and decides not to return to the society that tried to limit him before. This is the section of the book where The golden one comes to play in the plot. She follows Equality to the forest and decides to live with him there. Equality decides he wants to create his own society based upon the unmentionable times. This is significant because it emphasizes the theme of the book which is that free will is important. 
 
 Quote 
"It is my will which chooses, and the choice of my will is the only edict I must respect." (Rand 94).
 
Reaction
This quote is significat because it comes after Equality 7-2521 discovers the word "I". Its important to the theme because Equality really discovers the power of free will and that his destiny lies in his own hands, not the hands of society.

Anthem by Ayn Rand Roar post 1

Summary
Anthem is about a boy named Equality 7-2521  who lives during a time where the governtment structure controls every aspect of it's citizen's lives. Equality was not not the others in his society snd is the protagonist of the story. He had aspiried to become a scholar. The Council of Vocations controlled his destiny, and it was up to them to decide what job he would have. He became a street sweeper and alothough he wasn't pleased with it he accepted the job. While working as a street sweeper , he meets a girl whom he calls the golden one. She plays a bigger role in the latter half of the story.He eventually discovers electricity and determines that the way his society works isn't perfect. He sets off to try and find the scholars and show them what he has discovered. He hopes to become one of them after showing them this new innovation he has stumbled upon. This is significat to the plot of the book because he is the only one in the book that discovers free will and decides to rebel against the government.
 
Quote
"There are no limits to its secrets and its might, and it can be made to grant us anything if we but chose to ask." (Rand 60) 
 Reaction
This quote comes from the part of the boook when Equality 7-2521 discovers electricity. It's significant because he discovers that he does not have to be limited even though that is how his society opperates. With the discovery of electricity also comes Equality 7-2521's metamorphisis. From that point on he decides to break society's laws in order to achieve his goal of presenting electricity to the scholars and ultimately becoming one of them.