Ayn Rand Institute

Ayn Rand: Journal Entry 1 “I did not start by trying to describe the folks next door-but by inventing people who did things the folks next door would never do. I could summon no interest or enthusiasm for ‘people as they are’- I had in my mind a blinding picture of people as they could be. (Ayn Rand: A Writer’s Life course, aynrand.org). I had no idea that the author I chose had such a prominent and significant role in history. Ayn Rand was not only a writer, she was also a public figure and…

“wow”. There are many reasons why teens love dystopian stories or movie that make them want to see what it is all about and how they can match it to the real world. In the first place, one of the dystopian stories that Teens have read is Anthem by Ayn Rand. It’s a story about a man named equality 7-2521 who want to be a person who doesn’t want to be told what to do and wants to break the rules. Most teens can relate to Anthem because they feel like they are in a dystopian society because they…

the same time very challenging as well; especially when in regards to the topic of ethics and morals. Ayn Rand and Martin Luther King, Jr. were similar in the ways of being talented writers, seeing value in each man and denouncing racism but, they were very different in every other aspect of life such as, each having their own important view of altruism, within their philosophies. Firstly, Ayn Rand and Martin Luther King,…

The Frightening Future Darkness leads to truth. Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, focuses on a curious character who slowly discovers the hidden secrets of The World Council, symbolically named Equality 7-2521. His bravery shines as he breaks laws and creates a new invention, light. The World Council of Scholars has let him down, and makes Equality feel foolish. He uses a substantial amount of intelligence and the result is to be cut down. Equality escapes into the Uncharted Forest, which no one…

“To be free, a man must be free of his brothers.” Equality 7-2521 said this at the end of the novella Anthem. Have you ever wondered what that meant? Well, it may have many many meanings, but I will tell you what it means to me. I believe that this is a very good quote for Equality’s society, as well as our society today. First, let's tare that quote apart, “to be free,” what is freedom? Being able to do what you want? Or is it knowing you can do anything, with no limits? To be free means that…

Anthem “Anthem” is set in a world where everybody along with everything is forced to be as equal and fair as possible. The settlement where “Anthem” is set and the home of Equality has many rules and controls to keep everything the same. These rules exist to keep everything equal, and with the purpose of not letting anybody be different. The citizens of the municipal are taught that being different is very unacceptable. I presuppose that the society Equality creates will be unquestionably…

To Stand Idle and Watch Your Life Pass By, or Make a Change for the Better The quote from Colin Wilson, "The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain," relates to how people live their lives and what they do to make change for the better or sit idle while the world passes you by. The Fountainhead is the story of a corrupt world where each member of society tries to climb to the top while fighting against everyone else. It is…

which is white and that which is black are lost equally in the grey of it. It is the word by which the depraved steal the virtue of the good, by which the weak steal the might of the strong, by which the fools steal the wisdom of the sages”, said Ayn Rand. This quote means that the word “we” was forced upon the men to use. After a while they don’t think about what it means or how it is affecting them. It becomes normal and they won’t even see how it is destroying their own society around them.…

civilization with excessively strict regulations, Ayn Rand puts into perspective how bleak the world would be if everyone's personality was confined. Through objectivism and individualism, Ayn Rand conveys the concept of individuality, which is important to encourage original thoughts and help society have a better understanding of themselves.…

Atlas Shrugged is a really odd novel that takes place in a dystopian United States somewhere in the future. The book gives off a very negative feel as though nothing in the world is quite right. Businesses have closed; men are out of work it’s as if the great depression has hit all over again. In fact other countries have turned into Socialist states causing them to go bankrupt; all the talented men in the world have started to disappear as well for an unexplained reason. The main character of…