Final Draft In Ayn Rand's book, Anthem shows the struggle of the individual against a government that refuses to recognize the value of the individual, a communist culture. Equality 7-2521 is an intelligent and determined innovator who dares to violate the rules of his suffocating society and discover the forbidden word, the word that changes everything: “Ego”. By discovering this lost word, Equality rediscovers the idea of ​​the individual and the value of the individual outside the collective group of “us”. Ayn Rand mentions Equality and Freedom, Prometheus and Gaea because they are very similar to those gods. In recognition of his discovery, Equality renames itself after Prometheus and his love, Freedom 5-3000, Gaea, in honor of the epic Greek myths that the two characters so strongly imitate. Equality has several understandable comparisons to Prometheus. According to Greek mythology, Prometheus brought fire to humanity, which illuminated their path and showed man the way to civilization. “He took the light of the gods and brought it to all men, and taught men to be gods.” (Rand, Anthem pg.99). Additionally, Equality has created a light bulb intended to alter the light and power of his society. The gift of the light of equality was created to illuminate the path of humanity and initiate a period of invention and discovery, if it were accepted by the Council. “In the beginning, man was the slave of the gods.” (Rand, Anthem pg.101). Another comparable thing between Equality and Prometheus was their incredible sacrifices made for their values. Before revolutionizing human technology with the gift of fire, Prometheus knew he would suffer, and yet he refused to sacrifice his ideals in the face of authority, for his actions, Prometheus was punished by Zeus for everything... middle of paper ...length of Equality and Freedom, humanity is redeemed from its suffering under the “noble” ideal of communism. Their sacrifices and virtues have overcome the teachings of their corrupt society and led them to discover the most important part of the human spirit, individualism. The Prometheus and Gaea of ​​legend revolutionized the world for humanity and established a new type of world with success and progress. Equality and Freedom will find a society that will potentially revolutionize the world for humanity by celebrating the goodness of the individual human spirit, a thing to be liberated, not held back and crushed out of fear. Their findings put an end to the corrupt preaching of altruism and humility in favor of the truly moral philosophies of freedom and, indeed, selfishness. These are the reasons why Ayn Rand called Equality, Prometheus, and Freedom, Gaea.