The Change Of Society In Anthem By Ayn Rand

Does something as simple as a book have the power to change a society? Can a change of rules morph the North Korean culture into a more liberating society? Just as books changed Equality 7-2521 in the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand? As readers dive into this communist and totally controlled society that takes place in Rand’s novel, their minds can’t help but be completely intrigued by such an intense life that our main character, Equality 7-2521, is forced to live. A place where the words “I”, “me”, “myself”, etc. are completely vanished and people act as if they were never words at all. Is that life all that much different from the ones that North Koreans are now living? The government control North Korea has over it’s people can be compared to extremities that are portrayed in the dystopian novel, Anthem. In Anthem, Rand’s purpose is to give an insight to what the world could be like if we let the government control society completely; and the government structure in Anthem provides readers with horrendous comparisons to the society of North Korea. The North Korean society has been …show more content…
Readers see a similar discipline technique being used on Equality 7-2521 that are also being used in North Korea. After his refusal he is taken to the Palace of Corrective Detention and he is beaten until he becomes unconscious, this is jaw-dropping similar to a camp in North Korea that is used against the country’s own people. Although, when rules are broken in North Korea you are not given a second chance. Kwan-li-so No. 22, a concentration camp used to frighten their people to follow the rules and to not question their society. It is said that once people go into this camp they don’t return and inhumane things are done to the prisoners that are held captive. The chilling comparisons between North Korea and Anthem helps portray the extremities taken in the novel