Anthem, a science fiction novel, deals with a future primitive society
             in which the forbidden word "I", which is punishable, has been replaced by
             "We". Anthem's theme seems to be about the meaning and glory of man's ego.
             In this novel, Rand shows that the individualism needed for building a
             complex technological civilization has been suppressed by collectivism.
             Rand glorifies man's individual ability to think, and appeals to emotion.
             The emotion is displayed at various time throughout the story; the
             encounters of Equality and Liberty, on the occasion regarding the discovery
             of the light bulb, and during the time the two find the house in which they
             will live in for the remainder of their lives.
             One day while Equality was tending to his job as street sweeper, he
             came across a beautiful young woman taking care of the fields. Even
             though it is forbidden, he decides to go over and talk to her. While they
             were talking, we see the first sign of emotions when "Their face did not
             move and they did not avert their eyes. Only their eyes grew wider, and
             there was triumph in their eyes, and it was not triumph over us, but over
             things we could not guess." Later, Liberty follows Equality into the
             forest, and the first sign of forbidden love is shown when "we bent to
             raise the Golden One to their feet, but when we touched them, it was as if
             madness had stricken us. We seized their body and we pressed our lips to
             Equality is excited with the joy of learning when he finishes his work
             of building a light bulb. "WE MADE IT. WE CREATED IT. We brought it forth
             from the night of the ages. We alone. Our hands. Our mind. Ours alone
             and only. We know not what we are saying. Our head is reeling." The
             emotion shown by Equality after having just built the light bulb is pride
             and happiness because he has just created some power unknown but to the
             people of the Unmentionable times. Aft...