Equality 7-2521 was the main character in story called "Anthem", and he wanted to become an Individual in a society where it wasn't possible to use the word "I". He and all the other people were controlled by councils, and everyone was supposed to be equal. They were not allowed to talk to women and were forced to do things they didn't like to. He didn't agree to that type of society which could be compared with the communist system of Russia, before it collapsed 12 years ago. The writer

herself, who was born in Russia during that time, wasn't a fan of collectivism and emigrated from communist Russia for that reason. The author wasn't very religious, which I noticed when I was reading the book. She described for example the Council meetings like Church services and even the title of the book has a religious meaning. The theme of this book was a man against his own society he lived in and this type of fiction is also called anti-Utopian, which basically means that the world which is presented in the story is not supposed to be like that. The most important issue in Anthem is Collectivism vs. Individualism. The political system Equality 7-2521 lived in was called Collectivism, where the Individuals are controlled by a group or government. He has no right for a private right and all the people including that individual are equal. They have no privacy and there wasn't really a meaning for Individuality for the World Council. This type of system could also be compared to Nazi or Communist societies, because in those societies it was wrong to disagree, have independent thoughts , ask questions or do

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