Anthem

feel about their lives? How is Equality 72521 different from the others? Give
specific examples.
2. In Chapter I, the sentence “The sleeping halls are white and clean and bare of all
things save one hundred beds.” is repeated three times. Why do you think Ayn
Rand made this choice?
3. In your opinion, what was the Council of Vocations’ reason for making Equality a
Street Sweeper instead of choosing some other vocation for him?
4. The old locks and lack of guards in the Palace of Corrective Detention indicates that
prisoners never tried to escape. Why not?
5. What important message(s) does Anthem reveal that could apply to modern teenagers?
6. Are there any warnings in Anthem that our society should heed? Explain.
7. At the end of the novel, Equality is greatly outnumbered, and modern society lies in
ruins, is Anthem a story of liberation and hope or despair? (Use examples from
the text).
8. Why are the names Prometheus and Gaea appropriate for Equality and Liberty at the
end of the novel?
9. Of the whole range of feelings possible to man (joy, excitement, anger,
embarrassment, etc.), why is fear the prevalent emotion in this society?
10. Why do you think Ayn Rand chose “Anthem” as the title of this book? Explain.