Textual Support
Liberty chooses "Unconquered" as a fitting name for Equality. Similarly, William Henley's most famous poem is titled "Invictus" which is Latin for 'unconquered."
"Invictus"
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquered soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms by the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
Task
Write a 5x5 close reading on the similarities between the main characters in Anthem and this poem. Refer to the linked close reading handout for guidance.
Close Reading of a Literary Passage
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