Differences In Ayn Rand's Anthem

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The famous story “Anthem” written by Ayn Rand and the true stories of North Korea really have great similarities but also have big differences. Both governments have a strange way of controlling their people,disciplining and also rewarding them for their good and the bad. Plus their branches of government are a little different from the U.S and other countries. These countries, both show a little of selfishness a no care for the people whatsoever besides profiting off of them in different ways. Going out of what they want you to do will serve you major consequences.

Anthem as we can say wasn't a place of ethical altruism, but more of a place that kept people like Equality 7-2521 from reaching their highest potentials in life. Anthem kept very intelligent people from continuing to grow their minds and become a scholar,so they would give you a job like street sweeping,keeping you away from growing as a person. Going off and trying to study secretly you will be tortured for thinking about yourself or being ethically egoistic. North Korea on the other had have a supreme leader and he is like
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But their main differences were the fact that North Korea has way better technology and equipment on their hands. That gives them a lot more power over the minds of the people.

The famous story “Anthem” written by Ayn Rand and the true stories of North Korea really have great similarities but also have big differences. Both governments have a strange way of controlling their people,disciplining and also rewarding them for their good and the bad. Plus their branches of government are a little different from the U.S and other countries. These countries, both show a little of selfishness a no care for the people whatsoever besides profiting off of them in different ways. Going out of what they want you to do will serve you major

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