In Anthem , the narrator’s name, Equality 7-2521, helps to develop a theme that

In Anthem, people are assigned names that combine words and numbers instead of choosing individual names. Equality 7-2521’s designation shows how the society reduces people to members of a collective and suppresses their distinct identities. This supports the idea that individuality is lost in a collective society, rather than that everyone receives equal opportunity.

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