The book Anthem is a book about Equality 7-2521, a man who lives in a collective society with his “brothers” (coworkers) that the government assigns to him. He must learn to live as an equal with his “brothers”, as Equality 7-2521 likes to somewhat bend the rules even though he doesn’t come out right in saying it. As the story goes on to do everything that the government outlaws, as he starts to grow feelings for somebody and he even starts to do a job he was not appointed. These are all illegal, as in this collective world you can not be better than anybody in any way, as everybody is appointed their spot in society and must follow this role. The book overall does a very good job with trying to show the way a collective society works and does a good job of putting you in the protagonist's shoes. Also you may want to take notice of the word collectivism, as it is a word that this novella is trying (and succeeds in doing) very well.
Ayn Rand in the novel uses multiple metaphors for items in the book, as she is trying to show throughout the novel that individualism is really the best thing that society has. She shows this through many items in the novel, such as the light and the forbidden …show more content…
Ayn Rand uses a lot of different styled words, as she tries to expands the reader’s vocabulary. She uses words such as transgression a ton throughout the novel, which is basically a synonym to the word broken law or rule. You see Rand use it in the sense that it's a dreadful thing, as she says, “And we know well that there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone”. (Rand,17) I also think another vocabulary word important to the plot is impotent, as it a word to describe somebody that is not useful to the society. She also uses it to somewhat mock the other characters, as she says, “What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and the impotent, are my masters”?
Ayn Rand in the novel uses multiple metaphors for items in the book, as she is trying to show throughout the novel that individualism is really the best thing that society has. She shows this through many items in the novel, such as the light and the forbidden …show more content…
Ayn Rand uses a lot of different styled words, as she tries to expands the reader’s vocabulary. She uses words such as transgression a ton throughout the novel, which is basically a synonym to the word broken law or rule. You see Rand use it in the sense that it's a dreadful thing, as she says, “And we know well that there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone”. (Rand,17) I also think another vocabulary word important to the plot is impotent, as it a word to describe somebody that is not useful to the society. She also uses it to somewhat mock the other characters, as she says, “What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and the impotent, are my masters”?