Blog 5

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The Uncharted Forest symbolizes freedom and everything Anthem doesnt stand for. Here is the boundary between bondage and freedom. It seperates how the world is and how it used to be. The forest shows how a persons thoughts, ideas, and mindset can change just by leaving and moving away from what they are used to.

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The house from the Unmentionable Times is your modern everyday house that we live in. It had clothes and curtains and beds from where 2 people had been living there. They found it strange simply because it was something they had never seen before.

5.
I think he was simply trying to tell him(not actually tell him) about the Unspeakable Word and what it represents.

Blog 4

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Anthem is set in a time were there is no "I" and everyone is told exactly what to do and when to do it. They live in a somewhat communistic society. To me there seems to be no way to express yourself without being told to do so. It also seems that everything is ran by different councils, so choosing what you want do is not possible. The amount of social and technological interaction is very low. They are forbidden to have friends and Equality rediscovered the lightbulb, meaning they must be low on the totem pole as far as that goes. I would never want to live in a society like that, simply because of the low social interaction and freedom.

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This novel takes place well in the future, simply because of how Equality rediscovered the lightbulb and that it was all left behind in a deserted area from the Unmentionable Times. Its very obvious that these times would either be our past or present.

3.
In chapter 3, Equality 7-2521 rediscovers the lightbulb and electricity. This could aid the society by teaching them more about technology. It could help them because more inventions could be made from his discovery. They could increase their entire quality of living with this discovery.

4. I would say that a teacher would be glad that I have his curse. I beleive that in his society thinking for yourself would be taboo. He was pretty much taught not think and that he was just made to sweep streets.