Anthem
Anthem
Anthem
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Name: _____________________________________________ Period: ___________<br />
<strong>Anthem</strong> Ayn Rand<br />
All reading will be done in class. For homework, you will be responsible for vocabulary,<br />
character profiles, conflict, and FRQs (Free Response Questions). All sections must be<br />
completed on separate sheets of paper.<br />
Part One: Vocabulary. Define on a separate sheet of paper.<br />
Due: ____________<br />
1. Utopia<br />
2. Dystopia<br />
3. Individualism<br />
4. Collectivism<br />
5. Free Will<br />
6. <strong>Anthem</strong><br />
7. Equality<br />
8. Liberty<br />
9. Socialism<br />
10. Communism<br />
11. Capitalism<br />
12. Totalitarianism<br />
13. Prometheus<br />
14. Gaea<br />
15. Transgression<br />
16. Ego<br />
Part Two: Character Profiles. Identify each character and provide a brief description.<br />
1. Equality 7-2521 Due: ____________<br />
2. Liberty 5-3000<br />
3. Fraternity 2-5503<br />
4. Solidarity 9-6347<br />
5. International 4-8818<br />
Part Three: Conflicts. Explain the following conflicts. You must include at least two (2)<br />
direct quotations from the story to help you better support what you are trying to say.<br />
1. Individualism vs. Collectivism Due: ____________<br />
2. Free Will vs. Determinism<br />
Part Four: FRQs. Answer ALL of the following questions in a thoroughly developed<br />
paragraph. Use facts from the book to support your answer.<br />
Due: ____________<br />
1. Equality 72521 was taught as a child to recite a pledge which states: "We are nothing.<br />
Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers are we allowed our lives. We exist<br />
through, by, and for our brothers who are the state. Amen."<br />
What do you think happens to the personality and sense of individuality in a child<br />
when he is taught that he is "nothing?" How do the people in this story seem to
feel about their lives? How is Equality 72521 different from the others? Give<br />
specific examples.<br />
2. In Chapter I, the sentence “The sleeping halls are white and clean and bare of all<br />
things save one hundred beds.” is repeated three times. Why do you think Ayn<br />
Rand made this choice?<br />
3. In your opinion, what was the Council of Vocations’ reason for making Equality a<br />
Street Sweeper instead of choosing some other vocation for him?<br />
4. The old locks and lack of guards in the Palace of Corrective Detention indicates that<br />
prisoners never tried to escape. Why not?<br />
5. What important message(s) does <strong>Anthem</strong> reveal that could apply to modern teenagers?<br />
6. Are there any warnings in <strong>Anthem</strong> that our society should heed? Explain.<br />
7. At the end of the novel, Equality is greatly outnumbered, and modern society lies in<br />
ruins, is <strong>Anthem</strong> a story of liberation and hope or despair? (Use examples from<br />
the text).<br />
8. Why are the names Prometheus and Gaea appropriate for Equality and Liberty at the<br />
end of the novel?<br />
9. Of the whole range of feelings possible to man (joy, excitement, anger,<br />
embarrassment, etc.), why is fear the prevalent emotion in this society?<br />
10. Why do you think Ayn Rand chose “<strong>Anthem</strong>” as the title of this book? Explain.
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