English 10 Honors--Anthem Essay Contest Topics 2014
Select ONE of the following three topics:
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In many real and fictionalized totalitarian societies, children live apart
from their families. Why would dictatorial leaders enforce this living
arrangement?
- In the final chapter of Anthem, Prometheus writes that he now understands
“why the best in me had been my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never
felt guilt in my sins.” What has Prometheus come to understand about himself?
Why does his society regard the “best in him” as sinful?
- Prometheus writes: “The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see, but
only for those who will seek them.” (Chapter 3) Why does he think that the
secrets of this earth are not for all men to see? If he thinks this, why does he
decide to show his glass box to the World Council of Scholars? How do these
issues relate to the theme of the novel?
