In Anthem, light is used to represent knowledge. Equality discovers electricty and light while in his hidden tunnel. This light would not have been able to be discovered if he were in the city obeying the law, but he had to obtain his knowledge through the breaking of his city's laws. When he realizes that the city does not want his knowledge, he takes it into the forest. He takes the light with him into the forest which represents the unknown to escape the limitations created by the city.
The unknown is the perfect place for him to take his knowledge, becasue he can still learn more and what better place to learn from than one that is not yet known. While in the forest he discovers a house from ancient times and learns about the past. Also, while in the forest, light shines through the trees on him and the Golden one. This shows the knowledge that he is learning when he abandons his city.
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This seems more like summary than analysis.
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