You walk, but our brothers crawl.” his poem “Invictus”, “Out of the night that covers me, Balck as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.” Your head is high, but our brothers cringe. Your mouth is cut of granite, but our brothers are soft and humble. “Your eyes are as flame, but our brothers have neither hope nor fire. She believes that because he is different that he will not be held down by the conformity surrounding him, therefore unconquered. She believes he is unconquered because his appearance to her is different. Another character, Liberty, will begin to call Equality unconquered in the novel. Many similarities can be found between the novel Anthem and the poem “Invictus. The main character, Equality believes he is cursed by being an individual, at first. In the novel Anthem, the thought of individuality is a constant theme throughout the book. Being individualized is what makes us human. It also puts you in control of yourself and guides you through your existence. It can be molded into whatever one chooses it to be. I believe that this had a hug Individuality, this word is what makes a person who they are. From this quote we can gather that Equality 7-2521 had physical pain from the lashes, but also emotional pain behind the reasoning of the abuse. The first blow of the lash felt as if our spine had been cut in two.” (p.64). In Anthem Equality 7-2521 states this excerpt, “They tore our clothes from our body, they threw us down upon our knees and they tied our hands to the iron post. Also, in both Anthem and “Invictus”, the protagonists of the story and poem, went through physical pain, which I also believe has a lot of emotional pain involved as well.

Ayn rand the unconquered