english final!!

100 multiple choice -anthem-

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