The Council is horrified that Equality 7-2521 would think that he is greater than them; this means, they consider themselves to be great than Equality 7-2521, the street sweeper. What is ironic about this?
Everyone is supposed to be equal but the Council considers themselves to be better than Equality, a Street Sweeper.
Equality 7-2521 allows the Council to destroy his box.
False! He jumps out a window to protect it!
What type of figurative language does the following quote represent? “The leaves had edges of silver that trembled and rippled like a river of green and fire flowing high above us.” (Rand 78)
Simile! The statement uses the word "like" to compare two different things.