Anthem by George Orwell: Insecurity and Determination

Whitney Barber
Per.2
1-13-09
Insecurity and Determination.

Desperate to be different, and daring to stand forward. Living in a world selfless, worthless, and mindless. Those two things don’t mix. For Equality 7-2521 he had doubts about the distant world he was living in. He was hopeful and believed that there was more. For these thoughts and hopes he was marked for sin by the blind people of his world. Equality 7-2521 struggled with society because he desired individuality, knowledge, and a voice.
From as early as the home of students Equality knew he was unique, a forbidden law. He found himself guilty of preference and he was much taller than any other “brothers.” In this world no one was allowed to be their own person. They were deprived of individuality and basically forced to be selfless robots. His teachers in the Home of Students told him that he was curse which began to rub of on his personality. Equality soon realized that he truly was cursed and wanted to change. As he grew to live with his forbidden thoughts he could not defy them. “We know that we are evil, but there is no will in us and no power to resist it.” (p.18) Equality realized that he was a man alone.
As a result of Equality’s   growing individuality he began to hunger for hidden knowledge. After the treacherous discovery of the tunnel from the “unmentionable times” Equality knew of the evil he had uncovered. He returned to the secret tunnel and made many small discoveries. After countless days and nights spent in the tunnel he studied and unveiled unknown secrets. “And in these two years we have learned more than we had learned in the ten years of the Home of Students.” (p.36) Knowing these secrets made Equality realize how deprived of knowledge his present society truly was.
The discovery of forbidden truth fed Equality 7-2521”s hunger fro a voice. His perspective changed. he no longer was content to sit back and hide his knew found knowledge and individuality. Following his...