Equality 7-2521- First mentioned on page 18.A street sweeper,he later renames himself Prometheus, believes in individualism and rejects the collectivist society around him. He is vain and self-centered, strong, beautiful, and intelligent. He is deeply curious and desires freedom to explore and think, and he is unafraid of the society of mindless drones around him. Equality 7-2521represents the superiority of a singular intellect to the homogeneity of the masses, who cannot think for themselves and are indistinguishable from one another.
Union 5-3992-First mentioned on page 21.In the Home of the Students, Union 5-3992 is "a pale boy with only half a brain." He is also assigned to be a Street Sweeper and works in the same three-person brigade with Equality 7-2521 and International 4-8818.
International 4-8818-First mentioned on page 29.Equality 7-2521's friend among the Street Sweepers. He knows about the secret tunnel Equality 7-2521 is visiting, but does not turn him in to the authorities.
Liberty 5-3000-first mentioned on page 38.A seventeen-year-old woman that Equality 7-2521 meets while working as a Street Sweeper. They fall in love, and she follows him into the Uncharted Forest when he flees.Equality 7-2521 calls her by the private name of "The Golden One."
Union 5-3992-First mentioned on page 21.In the Home of the Students, Union 5-3992 is "a pale boy with only half a brain." He is also assigned to be a Street Sweeper and works in the same three-person brigade with Equality 7-2521 and International 4-8818.
International 4-8818-First mentioned on page 29.Equality 7-2521's friend among the Street Sweepers. He knows about the secret tunnel Equality 7-2521 is visiting, but does not turn him in to the authorities.
Liberty 5-3000-first mentioned on page 38.A seventeen-year-old woman that Equality 7-2521 meets while working as a Street Sweeper. They fall in love, and she follows him into the Uncharted Forest when he flees.Equality 7-2521 calls her by the private name of "The Golden One."