Ayn Rand

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.…

In the novella Anthem, Ayn Rand portrays the collectivist society as the antithesis of a Utopia. Collectivism Is the belief in the interdependence of all beings and stresses the importance of the group over the importance of the individual. Rand realizes the theoretical good in collectivism, but illustrates how the downfalls are far greater than the advantages. Rand uses the protagonist, Equality, to demonstrate how the ideas of collectivism, though with good intention, ultimately sacrifice…

Ego, what do people think when this word comes to mind? Probably yourself and individuality, not communal nor in a group. In Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem she clearly develops the theme of ego. When Ayn Rand published Anthem there was a great deal of violence throughout the world. WWII was occurring when she wrote the novel. This impacted her life negatively. She traveled to various places in order to escape the cruelty, meaning she had to adapt to all the circumstances. While she was writing, and…

Well-known author Ayn Rand in her short novel Anthem introduces individualism in a post-apocalyptic world. Ayn’s purpose was to show how to be unique in an environment that is forced to be the same. She creates a tone of pity for most of the humans in the book while still showing respect to the two main characters. Likewise, English author E.M. Forster in his novella “The Machine Stops” uses futuristic ideas to portray a life unlike today’s world. Forster’s purpose was to show the harmful…

‘’When there is, there is a way’’ The novel, Anthem, published in 1938 by Ayn Rand is set in the future when society is a communal dictatorship. Rand wrote this novel during the great purge in Russia. Anthem tells us our individuality is crucial. Ayn Rand wanted to show us how important that individuality is and what life can become without it. You may find yourself asking, ‘’what is society exactly about’’? This society basically enslaves the mind. It is illegal for them to do such actions.…

In the novel, Anthem by Ayn Rand authentic happiness is the one thing a person loves more than anything. The main character, Equality 7-2521 finds his happiness through the things he never thought he would. It shows that authentic happiness can appear in many different forms whether it was expected or not.This novella shows that true authentic happiness is discovering inner self, love, and freedom. Authentic happiness represents finding your true self and doing whatever it takes to get there.…

In 1993 Louis Lowry writes an apocalyptical novel what is today called The Giver. This novel depicts a clear image on how numb we can be to the world today. The Giver is a novel about a community where everyone is the same; no one or nothing is different. Each member is assigned a certain task to contribute to the wellness of the community at age 12. While every 12 year old gets a normal everyday job, a young boy named Jonas is chosen for an exciting yet painful job. This job provides him with…

It is obvious lots of people want to eliminate classes but, there can never, and will never be a classless society. First, it is impossible to create classlessness because if everyone is equal then there is one class. Society has its problems, and classes have their problems, but it is human nature to put things in groups, by looks, apparent intelligence, and sexual orientation. So, naturally, humans, or animals,will always want equality, but by nature we will always label them and put them in…

Anthem is about a young boy named Equality 7-2521 who is seen as an outcast and sinner in his society. Equality 7-2521 lives in a post-modern society where the citizens are forbidden to say the word “I” and everything must be done as a brotherhood. They have none of the modern inventions that we do, the only one they have is the candle. Single thoughts and actions are seen as sins in this society, as everyone must look and act the same. Equality 7-2521 is very different from his brothers, he…

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…