Ayn Rand

Anthem Relationship Theme Imagine a world with everyone equal. Everyone is taught and respected the same way. You are not allowed to show love or preference to certain person or any thing. Well that's what the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand is about. It is a science fiction type of book and is revolved around one to two characters. They are Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000. They are essentially rebelling against society. There are harsh and strict rules. Some of them are just ridiculous. Equality…

dictatorial, collectivist regime, yet all it took was one twinkling star amongst a dark, desolate midnight sky, Equality 7-2521, to escape the clutching grasps of this regime and finally discover the long-lost yet such a priceless word to humanity, I. Ayn Rand, the prolific writer of Anthem, portrays her repudiation for the ideals of collectivism, a dictatorial setup where the general population is ignorant, hence allowing the ruling body to manipulate the people. In this particular novel, the…

When Liberty reaches him in the Uncharted Forest, he is overwhelmed with gratitude and bliss. “’ His vision, his strength, his courage came from his own spirit.’” (Ayn Rand). Just as they come across the cabin in the woods, they realize there is so much more to life than what they have experienced. This is the part in the novella where Equality becomes an “egoist”, in the most considerate form of the word. He realizes…

It is a sin to write and read the following. It shows the ways in which the character, Equality 72521 from the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, and how he was not in by any means wrong in writing what he had written. The following will go through the community, himself, and finally his independence from the community and his “brothers” of his old life. The community is the words you hear most often when talking about an environment. It’s one of those words we are all taught when we were younger about…

The song, “Viva la Vida”, by the British band Coldplay represents the beginning of the story, Anthem, by Ayn Rand and protagonist Equality 7-2521’s hopes to become a Scholar and the misery he faces with being chosen as a Street Sweeper. In the song, Equality says that everyone is else is equal besides “we, Equality 7-2521, who were born with a curse” (20). By aspiring to become a Scholar when he is fifteen, this future rebel desires to break his sui generis curse and start a new life. He…

Anthem Essay The ability to judge right from wrong is mankind’s defining characteristic. To express that characteristic of humanity is how someone denotes their actions to be. In the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand, the character Equality 7-2521 is seen writing, for himself, in an underground tunnel, alone. He remarks in the early on in the first chapter that he is sinning his society’s teaching for doing so. This is because he belongs to a socialist, collective, community where everyone must be…

greatness. Rand, the writer of this commentary, is the founder of objectivism, the belief that mankind is capable of being self-sustainable without the aid of others(i.g. nature). While the subject is the lunar landing, Rand also wants to advocate her beliefs. Thus, throughout the text, she stresses the importance that it is humans that made this possible, and that this symbolized another instance in which man is able to conquer nature while incorporating the details of the landing. Although…

extent, nor can prevent you from appreciating pride, disclosure or interest. No one can determine who to pick for your companions or loved one nor they have the right to appraise you how to act or what to think. In this novella “Anthem” written by “Ayn Rand”, the main character Equality 7-2521 challenges and tries to overcome all the conflicts to discover his individuality. The narrator had several diversions and aversions in the society. Despite the fact, there are a significant number of…

"We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever."(Rand 19) Equality 7-2521 has been born and raised in this society where there is only the magnificent “WE”. In this society, even the word “I” has made its way to vanish from the states. Equality knows that even though that “WE” means all his fellow brethren it is not all men that make one creation. It is one mind one person that makes it happen. Even though his fellow brethren may help with…

“Everything happens for a reason.” Everyone has probably heard that saying at least once in their life. Some people might roll their eyes at how cliché it is but I believe in fate and that every step you’ve taken will lead you to your calling. A person is born for a sole purpose, that purpose might be unknown, but there is a hole to fill. There might be times when you feel lost at sea, gasping for air but you’d be surprised at how life unknowingly works itself out. Like a typical high school…