vWhile some differences between Anthem by Ayn Rand and Night by Elie Weisel are evident, the similarities are striking. The literary structures are quite similar. For example, in Anthem, Equality 7-2521 watches the Transgressor of the Unspeakable Word burn alive. Equality feels like the Transgressor was trying to tell him the unspeakable word. The Transgressor symbolizes the word that no one could use. Similarly, in Night, Elie watches the child hang from the gallows while suffering because he did not weigh enough for it to kill him instantly. The boy symbolizes innocence and the childhood that was taken away from the boy and that Elie never got to experience. The first clue that the two books are similar is the way their so called leaders