In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand, the author’s message about relationships is that they aren't supposed to be formed. For example, when Equality 7-2521 is thinking about Liberty 5-3000 he says, “We do not know why, when we think of them, we feel of a sudden that the earth is good and that it is not a burden to live” (41). Equality 7-2521 is really starting to like Liberty 5-3000 and this is something that would be very frowned upon if anyone were to know. Everyone is supposed to be equal, so nobody is allowed to form relationships because this would cause them not love everyone the same. Equality 7-2521 knows that its unusual that he thinks this way, and thats why he is confused about the feelings that he has. In addition, when Equality 7-2521 was finally talking to Liberty 5-3000 for the first time, “We felt our lips drawn tight with hatred, a sudden hatred for all our brother men. And the Golden One saw it and smiled slowly, and this was the first sadness we had seen in them" (45). This is a moment in the book where both of them are starting to realize how the government is holding them back. They know that they aren’t supposed to be having any sort of feelings for anyone, but they are letting lose a little bit. In the novel Anthem, the main character is beginning to stray more than usual from the “social norm”, and is showing how sometimes you can find a relationship when you weren't even looking for one.
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