Anthem is read in english 9 with the main points being objectivism,individualism and commentary on the problems of communism with a story.Anthem should not be taught in english 9 as the collective all encompassing government is taught synonymously with communism.The book is written by someone who lived under stalin’s rule meaning that not only is the government implied to be communism it is also written by someone who experienced the worst of communism that is even if it could be called communism . Stalin’s rule is often referred to as stalinism yet in the classroom the book is associated with communism.
Some may claim however that it not only appeals to students in this age but also teaches an important lesson about objectivism and individuality.
While it is not surprise that it appeals to students as in encourages the primal instinct of living for yourself and for no other reason and what kind of lesson is that. “For i know what happiness is possible to me on earth. And my happiness needs no higher aim to vindicate it, my happiness is not the means to an end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose “(rand 95) This evidence further my claim as why would young minds not enjoy this book it encourages the thinking of “ME AND ONLY ME” which is the same kind of thinking that spawned horrid working condition in …show more content…
Here it is implied that the world council is not in favor of progress and simply in keeping things the same. Reading anthem it is seen that innovation is limited by the government and that society will stagnate and as this book is taught with communism in mind it implies that communism has a similar type of limitation on innovation. While even under stalin’s rule the ussr rapidly industrialized their economy ,though many do not agree with how it was done , it is is completely contrary to the stagnation described in anthem government which is then synonymously used with
Some may claim however that it not only appeals to students in this age but also teaches an important lesson about objectivism and individuality.
While it is not surprise that it appeals to students as in encourages the primal instinct of living for yourself and for no other reason and what kind of lesson is that. “For i know what happiness is possible to me on earth. And my happiness needs no higher aim to vindicate it, my happiness is not the means to an end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose “(rand 95) This evidence further my claim as why would young minds not enjoy this book it encourages the thinking of “ME AND ONLY ME” which is the same kind of thinking that spawned horrid working condition in …show more content…
Here it is implied that the world council is not in favor of progress and simply in keeping things the same. Reading anthem it is seen that innovation is limited by the government and that society will stagnate and as this book is taught with communism in mind it implies that communism has a similar type of limitation on innovation. While even under stalin’s rule the ussr rapidly industrialized their economy ,though many do not agree with how it was done , it is is completely contrary to the stagnation described in anthem government which is then synonymously used with