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How does the name “Golden One” both follow and reject the usual naming conventions?

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In Anthem, the characters are not seen as individuals-- just part of larger whole. "One" is singular, so Equality calling Liberty the Golden One rejects the naming conventions since it is referring to her as a person instead of humanity as a whole. It follows the naming conventions since characters are not given traditional human names and are instead given names based on characteristics, most which are synonyms of or words related to equality.

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