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utopia
an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
anti-utopia
a society characterized by human misery; dystopia
individualism
political and social philosophy that emphasizes the moral worth of the individual
collectivism
a political or economic theory advocating collective control
free will
the capacity or ability to choose between different possible courses of action
equality
Uniform treatment of all.
liberty
the state of being free of greater authority, including physical and emotional imprisonment
socialism
the political theory of seeing oneself not as an individual, but as a whole of a community
communism
a political theory of advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned
capitalism
a political system which recognizes one's' individual rights
Gaea
Greek goddess who populates the world
transgression
an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense
ego
a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance
metaphor
a figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
point of view
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter
flashback
a scene set in a time earlier than the main story
theme analysis
a method for analyzing and looking for patterns in the meaning of the data to find themes
tone
the general attitude of a piece of writing
World Council
The group of people Equality presented his light source to, which later led him to run away into the Uncharted Forest
Dawn of Great Rebirth
a fire in which all of the scripts and words of the Evil Ones were burned; leads Prometheus to wonder about all the secrets and words of the Unmentionable Times and the Evil Ones.
Life Mandates
Jobs assigned to everybody for life; leads Equality to become a street sweeper
Sacred Word
“Ego;" Equality relies and believes in himself while everyone else relies and believes in all of their “brothers.
Unmentionable Times
the time from hundreds of years before Equality existed, a time where “men knew secrets which we have lost.”
Great Truth
all men are one
Uncharted Forest
Represents the wisdom men have been deprived of
Saint of the Pyre
The man who was killed for speaking the unspeakable word. Equality believed the saint’s eyes were trying to beg him to find the unspeakable word
Unspeakable Word
A word which if spoken by anybody, can get them executed. "I"
Glass Box
signifies the opportunity for Equality to stick out as an individual
Blackest Transgression
Discovering the truth. Knowing the meaning of ego, and implementing the idea of “I”
Whispers
represents the nagging Equality has had for most of his life. It signifies his deep-rooted need to escape from this world he knew was not for him.
Equality 7-2521
main character; name represents receiving the same amount of treatment
Liberty 5-3000
love interest; name represents escaping the oppressing society
Fraternity 2-5503
part of the street sweepers
Solidarity 9-6347
represents the solidarity of the street sweepers, doing the same routine everyday
International 408818
name signifies the socialist and communist Russian unions
Individualism v. Collectivism
the difference between a society of individuals and one of groups
Determinism
the idea that we have no control over our actions; other factors determine the choices we make
story setting:
somewhere in the future. near or on earth
what was equality's dream life mandate
House of Scholars
what happens to men over forty
sent to the House of the Useless, where many die soon
what was underground this whole time
a hidden tunnel from the Unmentionable Times
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