Anthem is a book written by Ayn Rand during the 1930s, it is a dystopian tale of a young man, Equality 7-2521, who was recognizably intelligent in a world where people aren’t supposed to be distinctly recognizable in any way. He had knowledge that was “regarded as a treacherous blasphemy” (Anthem, foreword) which would put him in danger, maybe at the cost of his life.
Rand wrote the book in a strict, simple style. The way she explains how everything happens with little detail leaves the reader questioning what is happening and with a cold feeling about their society, “It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and put them down on paper no others are to see. It is base and evil.” (Rand, 17). This style is appropriate to the story because of the type of society Equality 7-2521 lives in has the same austerity as the writing. The government has the same sense of strictness about it. The names that Rand chose for the characters fit the plot as well. Equality 7-2521, Liberty 5-3000, Union 5-3992, and Collective 0-0009 are a few of the names she gave her characters. In the book, these names like these were given to people so that one person didn't stand out. The government also has their people organized in houses by their occupation. Equality …show more content…
Benefits to this point of view is that it shows how stern the government is on valuing the group above oneself, “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever.” (Rand, 19). This point of view also makes it very confusing for the reader. It leads the reader to think that when the narrator says, “we, Equality 7-2521…” (Rand, 35) that he is talking about a group of people, when he is really talking about himself. This book is written in diary form. It gives the reader insight to what the narrator’s actual thoughts are, not just what he is forced to
Rand wrote the book in a strict, simple style. The way she explains how everything happens with little detail leaves the reader questioning what is happening and with a cold feeling about their society, “It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and put them down on paper no others are to see. It is base and evil.” (Rand, 17). This style is appropriate to the story because of the type of society Equality 7-2521 lives in has the same austerity as the writing. The government has the same sense of strictness about it. The names that Rand chose for the characters fit the plot as well. Equality 7-2521, Liberty 5-3000, Union 5-3992, and Collective 0-0009 are a few of the names she gave her characters. In the book, these names like these were given to people so that one person didn't stand out. The government also has their people organized in houses by their occupation. Equality …show more content…
Benefits to this point of view is that it shows how stern the government is on valuing the group above oneself, “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever.” (Rand, 19). This point of view also makes it very confusing for the reader. It leads the reader to think that when the narrator says, “we, Equality 7-2521…” (Rand, 35) that he is talking about a group of people, when he is really talking about himself. This book is written in diary form. It gives the reader insight to what the narrator’s actual thoughts are, not just what he is forced to