![]() This joy he has found in the Golden One and in his wires will drive him to take a huge leap of faith, and not be afraid to try to make it on his own. If Equality kept depending on society like he was then his life would simply drudge on, and his thirst for something new and exciting would never be quenched. It is crucially important because in order for change to occur Equality must separate himself from society completely. This is the first thread of individualism that he lets shine through. He made it all by himself, not him along with 99 other people. This is the first time he has gone against the grain. This is the first time Equality had felt true independent and he is not about to give it up. Equality's glass box and wires are something he decided society could not take away from him not matter what. His life up until this point had been full of oppression, and of being punished for qualities that would be praised in a normal society such as being smart, and handsome. Like a father beaming with pride for his son, Equality found an inner-joy from his creation that he had never felt before. He sees the connection between breaking the law, and finding happiness and realizes that maybe society isn't as omnipotent as he was taught it was. He comes to this realization by remembering how unhappy his childhood was because when he went to school he was whipped for being smarter than the others, and he recalled he had never been truly happy. Equality starts forming his own opinions about life apart from society's opinions. It was one of those "if this is wrong, I don't want to be right" moments. Equality does not understand how society could find the relationship he has with The Golden One sinful. He starts to think that society is wrong. It says in the book that it was considered a sin to look at a person of the opposite sex, but when Equality sees the Golden One he can not help himself. He finds that he has received joy by his own doing and the choice he has to love one other person. The reason being Equality 7-2521 realizes that he does not find joy in society. One such quote is "The only thing which taught us joy were the power we created in our wires, and The Golden One. These images connect the book with outside ideas by not only telling the reader what happens when collectivism goes to far, but by showing the reader what a collective society would look like. There are many strong quotes in this book that further the image of the collective society and show how one young man, Equality 7-2521 fights in his own mind against what society tells him. This story is one of hope that shows that no matter the situation the human spirit will continue to fight for itself. " Everyone pitched in towards this common good, but in order to do that society could not have any out-liers. Collectivism is based on principals of the "common good. ![]() This world is one of a collectivist society. A world without the notion of me, my, I, but only with us, we, ours. It is disturbing in the sense that it opens the reader eyes to a world without individuals.
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