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The intensity level of Liberty 5-3000s handicaps is astonishing. Her gorgeous body is
cursed with an unrevealing fat suit. Her naturally flowing long, golden hair has been cut short
and died a mucous green color. Her swanlike gracefulness has been stolen by confining ankle
weights and prison chains. Her stunning dark and fearless eyes are masked with hypnotic
contacts. Along with her outer beauty, Liberty 5-3000 has an inner beauty of raging thoughts.
These thoughts are blocked by massive head phones emitting terrible sounds whenever her
brilliance is tested. She has this harmonious voice but it is contorted to sound off key through a
vocal device. The struggle of hiding who she really is in her society continues to handicap her
through the outlandish life she is living.
Analysis
Liberty 5-3000 is a character in the book Anthem that plays a very important role to the main
character, Equality 7-2521. She is the love interest and at some points an inspiration to him. The
couple of the story discovers love, not through the usual conversation and physical contact that is
known today but in a different and unique way. They fell in love by conversing with their eyes
and understanding shared knowledge. Liberty 5-3000 at the beginning is proud and rejects all
society until Equality 7-2521 is introduced to her. She then begins to adore him because he is
stronger and sharper than mostly everyone else in their society. Later in the story, she provides
water to him when he was thirsty and by the end of the story, she follows him into the forest
which is her way of showing him she is in his full possession and will remain that way. Equality
7-2521 is probably attracted to her because she gives of this vibe of superiority to those around
her. She suspects more of the world than collectivity equality enforced in their society. She also
stands out from the surrounding nameless and faceless population because she is seen as
beautiful physically and intellectually. The reason she completes the story is because she is the
female counterpart to Equality 7-2521 in the fact that she is curious and seeks solitude.