Ayn Rand's Anthem, A Man Must Be Free Of His Brother

The story of Anthem had a lot of meaning into this story from the beginning “Is it a sin to write this”,All the way too “to be free, a man must be free of his brother”. The second quote had set the tone of the story towards the ending of the book and makes all the readers think of what Equality meant and the meaning of the words deeper in thought and referred to everyday life as will live today. In this essay, i will be showing and explaining from the book on what “to be free, a man must be free of his brothers” truly means and what to learn from. The quote “to be free, a man must be free of his brothers” means to me that In the real world one is expected to grow on their own; and that one should be encouraged to embrace individuality. People also do think that the stupid ideas can evolve to something great but in a collectivist society that Equality lives in, he is forbidden which means “left in the dark” from individualism from this brothers. No one in Equality's life can really “fly” because their “wings” were “tied down by the word “We”. All the people in this world are only allowed to be one person, not different from everyone else. They can't be free from their brothers for it's the rule, they must do everything in unity. the majority of their brother scholars voted against them, they abandoned …show more content…
The quote “to be free, a man must be free of his brothers” means that you as a person, you are different from every person that you are around, You do not have to be like everyone or you are not forced to be the same person. You have your own life and your own personality you should live your life to the fullest and people have to accept who you really are. Equality has lived a different life because as he was born he was forced to be the same person everyone else has. You have a good life and you should be thankful you that you live in a free country, be happy with