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Anthem: A Dystopian Fiction Novella
Contributor(s): Rand, Ayn (Author)

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 ISBN: 1976364663     ISBN-13: 9781976364662
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE: $7.16  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: September 2017
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Political
- Fiction | Science Fiction - General
Lexile Measure: 880
Physical Information: 0.12" H x 7.01" W x 10" L (0.25 lbs) 56 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 53803
Reading Level: 6.1   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 3.0
 
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Equality 7-2521, writing by candlelight in a tunnel under the earth, tells the story of his life up to that point. He exclusively uses plural pronoun(s) ("we", "our", "they") to refer to himself and others. He was raised like all children in his society, away from his parents in collective homes. Later, he realized that he was born with a "curse", that makes him learn quickly and ask many questions. He excelled at the Science of Things and dreamed of becoming a Scholar. However, a Council of Vocations assigns all people to their Life Mandate, and he was assigned to be a Street Sweeper. Equality 7-2521 accepts his street sweeping assignment as penance for his "Transgression of Preference" in secretly desiring to be a Scholar. He works with Union 5-3992 and International 4-8818, who is Equality's only friend (which is another Transgression of Preference). He found an entrance to a tunnel in their assigned work area. Despite International's protests that any exploration unauthorized by a Council is forbidden, Equality entered the tunnel and found that it contains metal tracks. Equality realized that the tunnel is from the Unmentionable Times of the distant past. He began sneaking away from his community to use the tunnel as a laboratory for scientific experiments. He stole paper and is using it to write his journal. He is now 21 years old.
 
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