Help with "Anthem" by Ayn Rand?

Question

Ok, so my question is:

Contrast Equality's views of morality at the end of the novel to that of his society.

I don't get it cuz I don't remember reading anything that has to do with morals in the book. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Answer 1

I read it like four years ago, so I could be wrong, but I think the morality is linked to individuality.  So yeah, I don't remember any specifics; hope that helps.

Answer 2

His view of morality was for the individual while the society's was for the common good. That's why they even went as far as taking the words "I" and "me" out of their language.

Answer 3

This is from the author's foreword:

The greatest guilt today is that of people who accept collectivism by moral default; the people who seek protection from the necessity of taking a stand, by refusing to admit to themselves the nature of that which they are accepting; the people who support plans specifically designed to achieve serfdom, but hide behind the empty assertion that they are lovers of freedom, with no concrete meaning attached to the word; the people who believe that the content of ideas need not be examined, that principles need not be defined, and that facts can be eliminated by keeping one's eyes shut. They expect, when they find themselves in a world of bloody ruins and concentration camps, to escape moral responsibility by wailing: "But I didn't mean this!"