#9: Anthem

Author Ayn Rand claims to have been an athiest.

Then why all the christian symbolism within her 1937 novel Anthem?

Please consider...

• Main character Equality 7-2521 was whipped. "..and He Himself bore our sins (not diseases) in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His stripes we are healed" (1 Pet. 2:24).
• When this same character leaves the oppressed world, he takes on a new name Prometheus, who according to mythology stole fire and gave it to mankind, just as Equality 7-2521 discovered light in the tunnel and presented it to his fellow men. “give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace” (Luke 1:79).
• This is a novel about hope, faith, renewal.

Just some thoughts to ponder...the Christian in me must.

As you read, please see what insights you might gather.