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Symbols of Liberty

Index--What is Liberty [|Liberty] is a behavior where people, acting on their own will and ideas, can control their own thoughts and take responsibility for their actions. This is what liberty means in the dictionary. Looking around the world, people have fought for liberty since this world has be recorded, such as the Great French Revolution or the American War of Independence. Those are the symbols of people who fight for freedom. Because of those revolutions, there are many famous architecture in the world are given by the meaning of liberty.

Symbols of Liberty Around the World Example#1 The Liberty Bell

 [|The Liberty Bell] is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the famous bells in the world. As what the bell called, it stands for the freedom of America. Therefore, it takes up a significant part of the heart of America people. The bell was famous after a story which written in 1847, which claimed that there was a bell-ranger rang the bell after he heard the Second Continental Congress’s Vote for independence on July 4th, 1776, the Independence Day of America. This is why the ‘Liberty Bell’ famous around the world. Besides, there are some words were craved on the surface of the bell in order to memorize the original meaning of the bell. Because of some reasons, the bell was destroyed in 1846 that it has not rung since that time. **The meaning of the Liberty Bell**  The ‘Liberty Bell’ is one of the symbols of America. What the bell meaning is not only stands for the freedom, but also the spirit of the American people. On the early years of America history, the bell was took part in many importance events. In World War II, the bell used its sound to become a symbol of hope. Nowadays, the ‘Liberty Bell’ has become the symbol of Americans chasing their own freedom best symbols of[| American patriotism].

Example#2 **[|Marianne]**

** History **
Many people know that there is a Statue of Liberty in France which given by America, but most of them do not know that there is another ‘Statue of Liberty’ in France which created by French people is famous around the world. This statue is called Marianne. Marianne is a national symbol of France. Like the Statue of Liberty in America, Marianne is also stand for the liberty and reasons as well. The first imagine of Marianne was appeared in 18 century.In the [|French Revolution] of 1789, there were many allegories and the imagines which about '[|Liberty]' and '[|Reason]' appeared. Finally, those imagines were composed into a female figure, with the tricolor cockade, the [|Phrygian cap], and the [|cockerel]. This imagine was accepted by French people soon, and it was printed on the everywhere, such as the surface of the caps, shirts, other clothes, or coins. During the war period, many people wore this kind of clothes in order to support the revolution. Since that time, Marianne has become a symbol of liberty in France.

= **What it means** =

Marianne is one of the most outstanding symbols of the [|French]. It is not only represent the liberty and reasons, but also stand for the “vector of the Republic”. During 200 years ,Marianne is displayed in many places.Her profile is not only emerged on the architecture and the [|French euro coins], but also appeared on the French [|stamps] and the [|franc currency]. And now, except to represent the liberty, reason and the France, Marianne is also used to called the most beautiful actress in France.In2000, model Laetitia Casta was chosen to be a new "Marianne"

**Comparison and the Link with Anthem** Looking around the world, no matter what the [|Statue of Liberty] ,**[|Marianne]** or[| The Liberty Bell], what they want to chase is the real freedom. This is the common of the world. This goal is also what the author [|Ayn rand] wanted to chase and achieve through her life. This point was shown in the novel ‘ //[|Anthem]////’ // as well. **Ayn Rand 's signature** **The first symbol** of liberty appear in the book is the only actress whose emerge in the book is called Liberty. The novel set in the hundred upon hundred years in the future. It is a society which control by the World Control. Everyone’ s behavior is ordered by the council, nobody can against it. In this environment, author used the name of the characters directly in order to explain the Roberts want the freedom instead of control.

**Secondly**, the uncharted forest is another symbol of liberty in the novel. Before Equality escape to the forest, the uncharted forest is an unspeakable topic. No one can talk about or go there. After Equality was locked in the world council, they began to recognize they need to escape from this city. They wanted freedom and the first place they can though about was the uncharted forest. They broke the door, and ran to there secretly. When they arrived there and began to live in there with Liberty, they find that it was a different environment compare to the city where they lived before. In there, they can do what they want to do and live in their own life styles. This is what Equality always find for, and they get it.

**Third**, near the end of the novel, Equality find that his goal is to be happiness. How to be happiness? Author explains it in the novel very well. " I am done with the monster of ‘WE’, the word of serfdom, of plunder and shame. And now I see the face of god. The god, the one word:" I”. ”---(97, //[|Anthem]//).In the novel, Equality found the word “I ” and the value of ‘EGO’ is freedom. 'To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. This and nothing else.’



** Postscript ** Freedom is not only means the [|Physical] freedom, but also have means the [|Psychological] freedom. If a person can grant the happiness, joy, peace and pride through their own life, no matter they achieve their goals or not, they are called freedom.



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