Anthem

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…

and in literature, some better than others. Anthem by Ayn Rand and 1984 by George Orwell are two novels have the same type of government and are similar in how they operate. The governments oppress the people to keep power and control using aspects like relationships and language/thoughts. Tyrannical governments take away individuality and freedom to keep control over society One way that the governments keep control is through relationships. In Anthem, Equality constantly refers to another…

restraints of society and a dystopia being a world of complete despair where all sentient beings suffer. Instead, an anti-utopia is a world in which the citizens believe that the world is a utopia, but in reality it is a dystopia. Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, portrays an anti-utopia in a communistic society as the citizens believe that…

The National Anthem is a way to show respect for a country. But it should always be respected, even if a person starts disrespecting the National Anthem. Colin Kaepernick started the 2016 protest and started kneeling during the Anthem before games. Every since people started joining the protest and starting sitting during the anthem. Although the national anthem is being disrespected people should show respect for the national anthem. It shows respect for veterans, kneeling is disrespectful…

would gladly go along with whatever the leaders say because they know best. Some people have written books based on this idea of a equal society. One of these books is a novelette called Anthem by Ayn Rand and the society that is ruling in Anthem uses collectivism to rule the world. The concept of collectivism in Anthem is justified by the leaders who believe that in order to have equality the people cannot have any individual thought and that thinking their own thoughts is a sin. Many times…

Rand use characterization to demonstrate identity throughout “ Taurangian 451” and “Anthem.” “ Taurangian 451” is a dystopian novel written in 1953 by Ray Bradbury about a society that has a ban on reading books. The main character Montag works as a fireman but instead of taking out fires, firemen burn houses with books in them. How they find those people with books is a machine called the mechanical hound. “Anthem” is another dystopian novel written in 1938 by Ayn Rand, based on an advanced…

believe that symbolism is not a real thing and it should not be. They feel that objects should be seen for what it is and should not have a deeper meaning. These people cannot see past the surface, even if they wanted to. Ayn Rand’s dystopian novel Anthem has several symbolic…

the same in Anthem and The Giver was how there societies limited their knowledge. In Anthem Equality said “We asked so many questions that the Teachers forbade it.” (Pg. 23). Knowledge, to Equality’s society, was good but if you were too smart it was a sin. The people in Anthem were also not allowed to know anything from the past or the “unmentionable times”. They couldn’t know any of the simplest things that we know today like electricity. This supports knowledge was limited in Anthem because…

don't believe this is true. I find it was brave of Colin Kaepernick to stand up for what he believes in and that he's able to support his reasons for protesting. Furthermore, he did not interfere with any of his teammates who did sing the National Anthem and he did not cause any harm to anyone by his actions. I think these are great ideas that help bolster Kaepernick's actions, but there shouldn't be a connection between that and democracy. It's not right that these two important topics are…

What do you think, is taking a knee during the national anthem disrespectful? Players have caused a huge controversy because they have been taking a knee during the national anthem. Many people have responded to it in many ways, the fans showed disapproval to the players, the players have started linking arms during the anthem, also started staying in their locker rooms while the national anthem is played, even our current president also responded to it in a negative way. Our president states…