The Wrongs and Rights of Ego in Society
“The word which can never die on this earth, for it is the heart of it and the meaning and the glory. The sacred word: Ego” (Rand 123). In the conclusion of Anthem, Prometheus refers to ego as a holy word that defines his newfound independence, but this can’t be entirely true because in modern society the opposite is true. The common man refers to ego as arrogance. How can there be two different outlooks on ego, when realistically, there should be a singular definition? The answer is society. Let’s start with Prometheus’s society. The government that quite literally controls him leaves no room for free thinking, so wouldn’t ego be a breath of fresh air? On the other hand, modern society today is based
“The word which can never die on this earth, for it is the heart of it and the meaning and the glory. The sacred word: Ego” (Rand 123). In the conclusion of Anthem, Prometheus refers to ego as a holy word that defines his newfound independence, but this can’t be entirely true because in modern society the opposite is true. The common man refers to ego as arrogance. How can there be two different outlooks on ego, when realistically, there should be a singular definition? The answer is society. Let’s start with Prometheus’s society. The government that quite literally controls him leaves no room for free thinking, so wouldn’t ego be a breath of fresh air? On the other hand, modern society today is based