Anthem
The descriptions in novels can relate a story from the past and use those details for a future setting. In the novel, Anthem, Ayn Rand uses the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and interprets it into the story of the Transgressor. Equality disobeys the Scholar's rules just like Adam disobeys God's orders to not eat the forbidden fruit. In the novel, Anthem, Equality says, "It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them on paper no others are to see \ We have broken the laws. The laws say that men may not write unless the Council of Vocations bid them so," (Rand 17). In The Garden of Eden, Eve eats the apple from the sacred tree before Adam because the serpent persuades her to do so. In the Bible, God says, "But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.' 'And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die," (Genesis 3). Then Adam followed behind his wife and ate from the tree. The stories of The Garden of Eden and Anthem have similarities and differences.
Adam and Equality are similar. The Scholars exile Equality because he brought light to their presence, and that is considered a sin to them. It is because of this that he felt he "must run to the end of the world, to the end of our days," (Rand 75). God exiles Adam because of his sin eating the apple from the sacred tree in the garden. According to the Bible, God sends Adam and Eve away from the garden because it says, "So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the Garden of Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life," (Genesis 4). The Garden of Eden and the Uncharted Forest have similar features as well such as a home based environment. This claim comes from, "We wanted to leap to our feet, as we have had to leap every morning of our life, but we remembered suddenly that no bell had rung and that there was no bell to ring anywhere./ We looked up at the sky," (Rand 78). For Adam, God grants him the permission to name every animal in the garden and eat any fruit. It is for this reason that God says, "Of every tree in the garden thou mayest freely eat. And whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof," (Genesis 3). Lastly, Gaea and Eve share the similarities in their names. In the novel Anthem, Equality describes Gaea's name as, "a mother of the earth and of all gods," (Rand 99). In the Bible, Adam explains Eve as, "the mother of all living," (Genesis 4). Although there are many similarities between the two stories, there are differences.
Anthem and The Garden of Eden share several contrasting events. Equality's story takes place in the future, while Adam's is in the past. Also, God exiles Adam because he announces, "Behold, the man is become one of us, to know good and evil: and now lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat and live forever," (Genesis 4). Equality decides to run away for he says, "Only we wish to be away, away from the City," (Rand 76). Finally, Equality's story ends with the discovery of the Unspeakable Word, and he plans to spread the word to his people back home. It is because of this that Equality says, "For the coming of that day I shall fight, I and my sons and my chosen friends. For the freedom of Man," (Rand 104). Adam and Eve's story continues with their kids. The Bible adds, "she conceived, and bare Cain./ And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground," (Genesis 4). Equality's and Adam's sins affect their abolishment from their prior homes which leads to their stories' ending.
Equality's and Adam's responsibility of their actions reflects what happens to them in the end. For instance, Equality's story expands after his expulsion, and leads him to a empty house in the forest. While in the house, Equality's story reaches the climax of dicovering the Unspeakable word. This word, "I," helps Equality and his people escape the controlled society. It is because of this that Equality informs, "I shall choose my friends among men, but neither slaves nor masters," (Rand 96). Adam's sin of eating the apple continues the story through growing his family with Eve after his expulsion. His story is put off on his sons, Abel and Cain, and it begins with their order to offer God something. Cain brings to God, "the fruit of the ground/ And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof," (Genesis 4). Since Adam takes fruit from the garden, his sons unknowingly give back to God with new offerings. God teaches that it is better to give than to take because of Adam's and Eve's action to take from him.
The Garden of Eden and The Story of the Transgressor share similarities, differences, and sins that depict Equality's and Adam's life. The scholars' response to Equality's light and God's command to not eat the fruit causes each main character banishment. There are different time periods, responses to their sins, and decisions between Equality and Adam. Each character's sins reflect how the story ends. Equality and Adam have broken the rules that someone more powerful gave to them, but they end up achieving a goal.
Reflection
In my original Anthem essay, I used a variety of verb tenses. For example, the last sentence said, "ended," instead of, "end." My essay started off with a present verb tense, so I changed all the verbs to present in order to make my essay make more sense. Furthermore, I shortened my sentences to get the reader attached to the main idea. For example, I wrote in one of my sentences: "We fell, but we never let the box fall from our hands. Then we ran. We ran blindly, and men and houses streaked past us in a torrent without shape.....But we ran. We knew not where we were going. We knew only that we must run to the end of the world, to the end of our days," (Rand 75). I realized that most of that qoute contained unnecessary details pertaining to my main idea. This was when I revised it into: "The Scholars exile Equality because he brought light to their presence, and that is considered a sin to them. It is because of this that he felt he 'must run to the end of the world, to the end of our days," (Rand 75).
The descriptions in novels can relate a story from the past and use those details for a future setting. In the novel, Anthem, Ayn Rand uses the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and interprets it into the story of the Transgressor. Equality disobeys the Scholar's rules just like Adam disobeys God's orders to not eat the forbidden fruit. In the novel, Anthem, Equality says, "It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them on paper no others are to see \ We have broken the laws. The laws say that men may not write unless the Council of Vocations bid them so," (Rand 17). In The Garden of Eden, Eve eats the apple from the sacred tree before Adam because the serpent persuades her to do so. In the Bible, God says, "But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.' 'And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die," (Genesis 3). Then Adam followed behind his wife and ate from the tree. The stories of The Garden of Eden and Anthem have similarities and differences.
Adam and Equality are similar. The Scholars exile Equality because he brought light to their presence, and that is considered a sin to them. It is because of this that he felt he "must run to the end of the world, to the end of our days," (Rand 75). God exiles Adam because of his sin eating the apple from the sacred tree in the garden. According to the Bible, God sends Adam and Eve away from the garden because it says, "So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the Garden of Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life," (Genesis 4). The Garden of Eden and the Uncharted Forest have similar features as well such as a home based environment. This claim comes from, "We wanted to leap to our feet, as we have had to leap every morning of our life, but we remembered suddenly that no bell had rung and that there was no bell to ring anywhere./ We looked up at the sky," (Rand 78). For Adam, God grants him the permission to name every animal in the garden and eat any fruit. It is for this reason that God says, "Of every tree in the garden thou mayest freely eat. And whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof," (Genesis 3). Lastly, Gaea and Eve share the similarities in their names. In the novel Anthem, Equality describes Gaea's name as, "a mother of the earth and of all gods," (Rand 99). In the Bible, Adam explains Eve as, "the mother of all living," (Genesis 4). Although there are many similarities between the two stories, there are differences.
Anthem and The Garden of Eden share several contrasting events. Equality's story takes place in the future, while Adam's is in the past. Also, God exiles Adam because he announces, "Behold, the man is become one of us, to know good and evil: and now lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat and live forever," (Genesis 4). Equality decides to run away for he says, "Only we wish to be away, away from the City," (Rand 76). Finally, Equality's story ends with the discovery of the Unspeakable Word, and he plans to spread the word to his people back home. It is because of this that Equality says, "For the coming of that day I shall fight, I and my sons and my chosen friends. For the freedom of Man," (Rand 104). Adam and Eve's story continues with their kids. The Bible adds, "she conceived, and bare Cain./ And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground," (Genesis 4). Equality's and Adam's sins affect their abolishment from their prior homes which leads to their stories' ending.
Equality's and Adam's responsibility of their actions reflects what happens to them in the end. For instance, Equality's story expands after his expulsion, and leads him to a empty house in the forest. While in the house, Equality's story reaches the climax of dicovering the Unspeakable word. This word, "I," helps Equality and his people escape the controlled society. It is because of this that Equality informs, "I shall choose my friends among men, but neither slaves nor masters," (Rand 96). Adam's sin of eating the apple continues the story through growing his family with Eve after his expulsion. His story is put off on his sons, Abel and Cain, and it begins with their order to offer God something. Cain brings to God, "the fruit of the ground/ And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof," (Genesis 4). Since Adam takes fruit from the garden, his sons unknowingly give back to God with new offerings. God teaches that it is better to give than to take because of Adam's and Eve's action to take from him.
The Garden of Eden and The Story of the Transgressor share similarities, differences, and sins that depict Equality's and Adam's life. The scholars' response to Equality's light and God's command to not eat the fruit causes each main character banishment. There are different time periods, responses to their sins, and decisions between Equality and Adam. Each character's sins reflect how the story ends. Equality and Adam have broken the rules that someone more powerful gave to them, but they end up achieving a goal.
Reflection
In my original Anthem essay, I used a variety of verb tenses. For example, the last sentence said, "ended," instead of, "end." My essay started off with a present verb tense, so I changed all the verbs to present in order to make my essay make more sense. Furthermore, I shortened my sentences to get the reader attached to the main idea. For example, I wrote in one of my sentences: "We fell, but we never let the box fall from our hands. Then we ran. We ran blindly, and men and houses streaked past us in a torrent without shape.....But we ran. We knew not where we were going. We knew only that we must run to the end of the world, to the end of our days," (Rand 75). I realized that most of that qoute contained unnecessary details pertaining to my main idea. This was when I revised it into: "The Scholars exile Equality because he brought light to their presence, and that is considered a sin to them. It is because of this that he felt he 'must run to the end of the world, to the end of our days," (Rand 75).