This is from the book ANTHEM. In this essay I was told to compare the book with Core Democratic Values (CDV's)

3rd Hour ANTHEM ESSAY What is freedom? What would your community be like if rights like this didn't exist? The book "Anthem" tells of a community where your life is basically decided for you. You have no freedoms. Nothing can benefit you alone. Your job for life in chosen. In the society, many fundamental beliefs and constitutional principles of society, known as Core Democratic Values, didn't exist. Three main Core Democratic Values the community lacked …

…have the right to your own personal thoughts and beliefs against authority. Another supporting example is: (page 19) "We must never speak of the times before the great rebirth we are sentenced to three years in the Corrective Detention." This is another example of one not being able to speak freely about what they want. When their form of government sends them to the Corrective Detention for three years for saying something goes strongly against Liberty.