Anthem

Students began reading Anthem in class today and must complete the following assignment by Monday of next week: Name: _____________________________ English 12B Anthem sections I-V Please answer the following questions as you read. I. 1. Why is the word “alone” fearful? (p.17) 2. How does Rand create Equality 7-2521 so that he stands out from his brothers? (p.18) 3. What is Equality’s great sin? (p. 21) 4. Where are men sent at age 40? (p.28) 5. What has Equality 7-2521 stolen? Why? (p. 35-36) II. 1. How does Equality feel about Liberty 5-3000? What is Equality’s name for them? 2. At what time are they sent to the Palace of Mating? Why? 3. Why was a man burned alive? (p. 49) III. 1. What has Equality 7-2521 discovered? IV. 1. What name does Liberty 5-3000 give Equality? Is this perfect for him? Explain. 2. Would you be a friend to Equality 7-2521? Why/why not? V. 1. What does Equality 7-2521 wonder for the first time? (p. 61) 2. Why don’t inmates try to escape from prison?