... please finish reading up to p. 80 and answer FOUR of the following six posts on your blog page by next Wednesday, 11/5/08.
1.) In a well-organized paragraph, describe the society in which Anthem is set. Some areas to consider are the political structure, degree of technology, social relationships, quality of life, and education. Would you want to live in this society? Explain why or why not.
2.) When does this novel take place—in the past, the present, or the future? How do you know? Please provide specific clues from the text.
3.) What does Equality discover in this Chapter III? How important is this discovery? Describe 4–5 ways in which it would help society, and make life easier or more enjoyable.
4.) How would your teachers react if you had Equality’s “curse”? Why do Equality’s teachers disapprove of his quick mind? At this point in the novel, does Equality accept the moral teachings of his society? If so, why doesn’t he initially feel shame or remorse when he knows that he’s committing a crime? Find textual evidence to support your answer. Does this change as the novel progresses?
5.) Outline four of the Council’s reasons for rejecting Equality’s invention in Chapter VII. What are the real reasons behind the Council’s rejection and fear of the gift? Also, what does Equality mean, at the beginning of this chapter, when he says, “We are old now, but we were young this morning” (p. 68)?
6.) What is Equality experiencing for the first time in Chapter VIII, and what does he feel as a result? Also, explain why Equality laughs when he remembers that he is “the Damned.”
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