SOLVED. Dystopian allegory on communism.

[Tyler Jackson Brown]

I read this book in freshman or sophomore year of high school in 2016ish. It’s confusing at first because it does not use first person pronouns or names and it uses “we” and “our” for the narrator and when referring to other people. Things start to change when the narrator discovers a room that has technology no longer used and more specifically a lightbulb. I think the book cover uses the tungsten filament of the lightbulb in its design too. The narrator learns individuality and is rejected by the people in his society who reject his discoveries.

[Alan]

Did you read this for school (part of the curriculum), or for your own interest?

Anthem by Ayn Rand has a Kindle edition with a filamented lightbulb. It is certainly anti-collectivist and hyper-individualist.

[Bargle]

Seconding Anthem. This edition has a light bulb cover showing where the filament would be.

[Tyler Jackson Brown]

Yes that’s it!

[Tyler Jackson Brown]

Solved