| Term Paper Title | Archetypes In Ayn Rands Anthem |
| # of Words | 1889 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 7.56 |
Archetypes in Ayn Rand's Anthem
Julie Gibson English 2 - Pre-AP
QUOTATION COMMENTARY
1. (p. 18) "The walls are cracked and water Water represents the mystery of creation, the
runs upon them in thin threads without cycle of death, and rebirth. The color black
sound, black and glistening as blood." is a color of mystery and the unknown. The
Home of the Street Sweepers is a mystery to
Equality. He doesn't understand why things
happen. The water and the color black
symbolize his felling towards this home.
2. (p. 18) "It matters only that the light is As a source of light, the candle represents
precious and we should not waste it to creative energy and spiritual enlightenment.
write when we need it for that work Equality's life is, indeed, precious. His
which is our crime." courage to write a journal took more power
than anyone one at that time had. Equality
was a source of light or knowledge for the
world. His creative energy gave him the power.
3. (p. 20) "The sleeping halls were white This exact quote is mentioned three times in
and clean and bare of all things save the book, on page 20, 21, and 28. The color
one hundred beds." white represents the purity and cleanliness
of the room. On page 90, the author states,
"We found the sleeping hall and we stood in
awe upon its threshold. For it was a small
room and there were only two beds in it."
When Liberty and Equality find this house in
the forest, it is an amazing discovery. When
Ayn Rand states this exact quote three times,
she is expressing that we need to realize the
incredible amount of sharing that these men
did. Sharing a room with one hundred other
men is a difficult task, but when they find a room with only two beds, they are shocked.
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