These events are what pushes Equality 7-2521's journey in the direction of self-realization and individual enlightenment. However, in some respects, Equality 7-2521 and The Golden One seem superficial and hampered by the prospect of beauty, selfish awakening and tendencies that border on narcissism. It is not possible to dwell on the negative aspects for too long, because when these new aspects are rediscovered, it is the beginning of Equality 7-2521 and The Golden One's self-awakening and the beginning of their journey to self-realization. The Golden One's gaze in the mirror and Equality 7-2521's gaze in the pond reflect the other's journey. When they see themselves for the first time, they have an almost childlike reverence that a child usually has when experiencing the same experience for the first time. The archetypal Emersonian genius is very different from the antithetical Emersonian genius, and a good model to demonstrate this is Pauline, from The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. Although the overall tone of The Bluest Eye is different from Anthem, because it primarily explores the destructive norms of white beauty that significantly harms most girls in Morrison's fictional society, the underlying theme of both books is alienation and another concept that characterizes them.