Ego it is a very opinionated word. While some think it is ok to be egotistical others think otherwise. Equality goes from not being very egotistical at the beginning to having a huge ego by the end. I think that this is because of his his high intelligence. I think that Equality knows that he is so smart.…
Anthem Contest Paper The society in Anthem a novella by Ayn Rand,has many rules of both good and bad that Equality would change for his new society. Equality wants rules that would let people choose for themselves how they want to live there life. Equality may keep some rules from the old society but will mostly make new rules to change the ways the society works to change how in Anthem the society Equality is trying to change is portrayed as a dystopia where Equality wants a utopia. Equality wants to change the rules because of how oppressive the old society is,examples of this is how they don't let people choose their own jobs,there lovers,seeing their children,or allowing the use of electricity in any way.…
In Anthem, people are afraid to speak up, to falling in love, and to protest. The universal truth about fear is that it affects everyone of us, we never know what we are truly capable of achieving. Just like those people in the book, they don’t know what they are capable of. The more people protest together, more likely they would success, but too bad that they are afraid to break the law and face the consequences. We cannot speak up when somebody is about to die for to protest or to let their voices to be heard.…
Imagine a world where one cannot fail nor excel, create nor break boundaries, and love nor hate any one person more than another. Evil and good intentions are tightly woven in Ayn Rand 's Anthem, the story of Equality 7-2521, a man cursed to constantly question the world around him. His city is built on the foundation that all people "exist through, by and for our brothers who are the State" (21). The novella is set in a totalitarian future, but lacks the futuristic ideas that similar stories are often overflowing with. Equalitiy 's experiences in a world that knows the candle to be the greatest invention suggests that for scientific and technological advancements to take place, there must be acceptance, defiance, and desire.…
Ayn Rand: Journal Entry 1 “I did not start by trying to describe the folks next door-but by inventing people who did things the folks next door would never do. I could summon no interest or enthusiasm for ‘people as they are’- I had in my mind a blinding picture of people as they could be. (Ayn Rand: A Writer’s Life course, aynrand.org). I had no idea that the author I chose had such a prominent and significant role in history.…
Jeanne’s Feelings About Her Heritage Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of Franklin D Roosevelt. She was the U.S president from 1933 to 1945. She was mostly involved in racial and social justice which is why she said this about the Japanese. “You gain courage strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.…
As the novel takes place during World War II, through the point of view of a young German girl, the focus of the racism that takes place in the novel is from an outsider’s perspective. Nevertheless, conflicts of anti-semitism, discrimination, and prejudice is still present within the novel. The author; Mark Zusak, shows an aspect of social issues that allows the readers to view with a different mindset and perspective, thereupon, showing how easily a person can be insolent towards others.…
Moving to America, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recognized others prejudice treatment towards her was directly related to the color of her skin. Being aware of Americans history and their relationship with race, she understood the history of racism in America, but was perplexed when she analyzed this relationship today. In “The Color of an Awkward Conversation” she identifies two very noticeable ways Americans treat race, a diminisher or a denier, however is she leaving out a large group of American’s who do not treat race as an inconvenience rather something to be celebrated? In Adichie’s article she tells a story that occurred durning her first few years in America as a nanny when she was still learning about the way Americans view people of a different color.…
Kindred, published in 1979, was written by Octavia Butler who portrays the differences in society, while entertaining her readers with the tales of Dana’s experiences. Butler uses a fictional character who alternates throughout time, in an accurate representation of history and present time, of publication, to better contrast the differences of society and how much society has progressed. Throughout my essay, I will be supporting evidence as to how Kindred delivers a meaning of diversity of the nineteenth century to the twentieth century behind the entertainment that may overpower readers perception of the book. Begging my claim, I will note that Butler was an avid supporter if bringing awareness to the history that blacks struggles, and it…
It was inevitable that the sound of laughter from children his own age, the buoyant jokes they 'd utter and the encouraging words they’d say to one another would cause numerous questions to run through his mind, "How does it feel to be like them? To not be ashamed of who they are and where they’d come from? " It’d leave him wondering how it would feel to be accepted. It’s tough to imagine children experiencing something as horrid as discrimination, it’s even harder to believe they’re also the ones causing it. How they see the universe and everybody in it is influenced by those around them.…
Ayn Rand is also noted for her contributions to libertarian philosophy. She is seen as the most influential figure to those who have adopted libertarian styled thinking. Her famous work The Fountainhead is an allegory of one of the larges libertarian ideas. As libertarians, the belief that you are under complete ownership of yourself is a hallmark. There should not be any reason in the world that you are compelled to sacrifice your time unless you are compelled to do so.…
The edits and revisions of Ayn Rand’s novella, Anthem, strengthen the message that collectivism is oppressive and objectivism is necessary for an individual to function. Rand’s edits of diction and sentence structure assist in developing the meaning of the novella. Ayn Rand, author of the novella Anthem, utilizes diction and sentence structure in order to develop the villainy of collectivism and the virtue of objectivism. Rand’s choice of diction in the edited novella complicates and confuses the meaning. In the original manuscript, Rand omits the word “reason,” on two separate occasions, the original statement was “I need no reason ……
The struggle to be oneself has always been just that, a struggle. There is always a great deal of pressure to be what others expect of you. In real life it is parents, siblings, coaches, and teachers that expect more than you can offer. In the case of Ayn Rand’s book Anthem, it’s not really what people expect of them it is what they don’t. The main character, Equality 7-2521 is supposed to never ask questions and to accept things as they are.…
Innovate to bring something new into existence, or significantly change something that is already established (Dictionary, 2018). I will be examining the process of innovation utilized by Toni Morrison in her literature of The Bluest Eye. Toni Morrison uses children, particularly a black girl to be the center of the story. She is innovative in that she uses the most delicate and vulnerable person in America: a black woman. It is through these eyes that we take a close look at some of the most complex, difficult, and messy topics in our present day.…
Anthem by Ayn Rand is a short novel about a young man in an extremely collectivist society. This young man is born with unique qualities that separate him from the majority. Eventually, the young man is forced to escape the city. He goes on to learn what it means to be an individual, and he vows to bring down the broken society. Ayn Rand’s objectivist belief system is based on ideals that are opposite of the city found in Anthem.…