Ayn Rand

Have you ever thought of living in a place where everyone is the same and one is different? Boring, right. In the book Anthem, Rand fully expresses her thoughts about the role of the individualism and of society. Anthem is a dystopian novel, written in 1937 and published in England in 1938. The book is about a dystopian society, in which there is no “I” and only “we” is allowed. The dictatorship of Anthem tries to keep the members of its society brainwashed by focusing on the importance of…

In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand, the main character Equality’s society is built on strict rules and guidelines. These rules are enforced from the time they are born. They are taught never to love, have any self motivation, or individuality. Equality breaks free from these rules, and lives in the Uncharted Forest with Liberty, someone who also broke free from The City. Equality envisions creating his own society, one far different from the society he has raised in. Although Equality’s ideal…

two types of people in the world: those who think and those who feed off of those who think. In Ayn Rand’s excerpt from her novel The Fountainhead, “The Soul of an Individualist,” Howard Roark states that every advancement in society was caused by the actions of an individual who uses his own independent thoughts, despite the horrific consequences caused at the hands of other men. In Anthem by Ayn Rand, Equality is the individual who struggled to fit in the role that was forced upon him in the…

Anthem is a book written by Ayn Rand, who was a Russian novelist and philosopher, she was born in Russia during the Socialist revolution. This novel was first published in 1937 in England. This book was Rand’s political manifesto of what she experienced in her life in Russia during the revolution. This story is in a society which did not believe in individualism and told everyone what to do. It is about a boy named Equality 7-2521, who wanted to look beyond of what society imposed on him. He…

To put restrictions on one’s mindset is like keeping an animal locked up in a cage. The only difference is eventually a person can and will break free of the chains put on them. One example of this could be examined in the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand. In the dystopian society presented in the book, all of the citizens were forbidden to act as individuals. Their minds had been set to not prefer certain activities or people more than another. This was a clear violation of a person’s freedom. The…

it” (Rand 52). Equality realizes here that his revolutionary discovery would have never happened had he not been “alone to know it.” He has discovered more in the few hours per day he has spent alone than anyone else in his society has in a lifetime, all because he allowed himself to think…

To future philosophy student, There are four keys of Objectivism that Ayn Rand explained; Reality, Reason, Self-interest, and Capitalism. To understand her philosophy about Objectivism, you must understand them. First, let’s define the theory of Objectivism. Objectivism, according to Ayn Rand, “is the guide to your life, how to achieve things, and how to be happy. It is the fundamental, principle by which you can make your own choices” This theory is contentious due to its support of…

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 phrase “rules were meant to be broken” has held true for rebellious teenagers throughout time. But what if breaking the rules meant death or banishment? In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, the protagonist Equality 7-251, lived in a “utopian” society. This society had many rules and inhibitions implemented in it in order to prevent individuality and selfishness and promote collectivism and unity. After Equality escapes into the forest, he sees himself creating his own society. The society…

of rational thinking to keep the order between the state and citizen’s. Plato’s use his knowledge of reasoning to address questions that appear throughout the text, what is a good city?,What is virtue?, What is just and unjust? and Rand 's “Sense of life”. Ayn Rand was a Russian born philosopher, she is best known for her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Another one of her accomplishments was her finding of her philosophical system called Objectivism, is a system that is closed and…