Rebellio Rebellion In Ayn Rand's Anthem

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Romance, something that takes braking laws and risking your life to find. In the book Anthem it says “...when all the men older than twenty and all the women older than eighteen are sent for one night to the City Palace of Mating.” The City of mating is where humans go to breed like wild animals only they do it once a year. I believe that this should not happen because children are supposed to be created out of love and time. Although I feel like people would be more successful if they gave them more time and allowed the young ones to fall in love. But in The Giver “Jones kisses Fiona after she and Jonas do not take their medication that makes them not be able to feel emotions.” Jones stops taking his injection and then starts to feel strong feeling towards Fiona and this greatly impacts the story. If Jones would have never stopped taking the injection then everyone would always have no memory. They both share common risks to find the true meaning love and don`t stop to get the things they want. …show more content…

“It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon paper no others are to see.” This quote is from the book Anthem and explains how Equality 7-2521 was not a rule follower and did his own thing. Equality seems to only do things that he wants to do and he is not willing to let the laws hold him back. In The Giver” Jonas crosses over the boundary of memory” when he did this he released the memories to all the bystanders. Doing this he was breaking multiple laws. He then proceeded to sled down to a house and wait for his lover (Fiona). Equality and Jonas both are strong mined and want a better society and are willing to

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