Study Guide

Anthem Characters

By Ayn Rand

Equality 7-2521's got it all. He's young, beautiful, tall, strong, fearless, and brilliant. (See...

Liberty 5-3000's name suits her well. So does New Hampshire's license plate. Everything about her...

To the extent it's actually possible in his society, Collective 0-0009 is a big deal. He's the...

International 4-8818 seems like an artist by nature: he loves to draw pictures on the walls of...

Union 5-3992 is described as a "pale boy with only half a brain" (1.18). Apparently he also has...

Solidarity 9-6347 is one of the Street Sweepers who works with Equality 7-2521. Equality 7-2521...

Fraternity 2-5503 is another one of Equality 7-2521's fellow Street Sweepers. Equality 7-2521...