Anthem Characters

Meet the Cast

Equality 7-2521

Equality 7-2521's got it all. He's young, beautiful, tall, strong, fearless, and brilliant. (See "Characterization" for more on all of those qualities, and on why he's got such a ridiculous name.)...

Liberty 5-3000

Liberty 5-3000: Live Free or Die!Liberty 5-3000's name suits her well. So does New Hampshire's license plate. Everything about her suggests something wild and untamed, which aggressively refuses to...

Collective 0-0009

To the extent it's actually possible in his society, Collective 0-0009 is a big deal. He's the "oldest and wisest" (7.5) of the World Council of the Scholars that meets in Equality 7-2521's City, w...

International 4-8818

International 4-8818 seems like an artist by nature: he loves to draw pictures on the walls of his House. We don't know if these are edifying masterpieces or dirty graffiti, all we know is that the...

Union 5-3992

Union 5-3992 is described as a "pale boy with only half a brain" (1.18). Apparently he also has regular convulsions. Union 5-3992 was one of Equality 7-2521's classmates in the House of the Student...

Solidarity 9-6347

Solidarity 9-6347 is one of the Street Sweepers who works with Equality 7-2521. Equality 7-2521 describes him as a "bright youth, without fear in the day" (2.46). But at night, Solidarity screams o...

Fraternity 2-5503

Fraternity 2-5503 is another one of Equality 7-2521's fellow Street Sweepers. Equality 7-2521 calls him a "quiet boy with wise, kind eyes" (2.46). Like Solidarity 9-6347, he's also deeply troubled...