Chapters 11-12 (Conclusion)

After cowering through all the books he found from the past human kind, Equality 7-2521 named himself Promethius and The Golden one Gaea. Being not so well versed in Greek mythology I looked up both of these gods and found that they are considered the father and mother of earth and mankind. Promethius steals fire from Zeus and gives it to man, electricity was promethius of Anthems fire. He however was shunned for it, but one day he promises to go back and save his people. He uses freedom as his fire. He also discovers the word "I" and realizes about ones self, and how purpose is not for his brothers or a "we" but himself. He finds freedom to not just be being free but to not be accountable to annoying and not have power over anyone. Where as equality in the cities is about everyone doing for each other, freedom is equally valuing others under government but valuing yourself. He talks about how over time men have gained freedom from gods, Kings, races, and other men, yet somehow gave it all away. This is probably Ayn Rand's fear of communism as she was a very outward liassez-faire capitalist. In the time one could see the oppression caused by communism in the mask of greater good. She points out the flaws in that system where no one has rights in trade for equality. Being equal does not mean anarchism with no law or rule but it also is not forced upon everyone. That is the question, when does order over power freedom?