Question about the Anthem, by Ayn Rand?

Question

Why does Equality 7-2521, who is one person, refer to himself as 'we' and 'our', and refer to other single beings as 'they'?

Answer 1

Because in this society, the idea is to put an emphasis on the collective, never on the individual.  By including everyone in the same group, no one can stand out or try to make waves.  It's a control issue.

Answer 2

The story initially starts with the characters not having a sense of "self," in that they do not see themselves as individuals, but, as what was previously mentioned by another user, part of a collective. That is why the pronoun is always plural: for the reader to see that individualism and the concept of "self" are unheard of and unacceptable in the story.

SPOILERS:

Later on, when the characters learn how to "think for themselves" and see themselves as individuals, the "We," "Our," "Us," etc., now become singular "I," "My," "Mine," and so forth

End Spoilers

Answer 3

colts suck

Answer 4

The world they live in has them thinking not as an individual, more like a mass, where everyone is equal and together. There's not individualism, no one can think of themselves with an "I" there is always we, and us, and our. Remember the forbidden word. It'll make more sense towards the end.