Leonard Peikoff

In Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem , Rand discusses issues of Individualism and the problems that lie within it. A young man named Equality is curious about the world around him. He battles the society around him and tries to discover his own individuality. He is threatened with death by the society who now despises him. In the end, Equality finds his happiness and justifies that personal happiness is the goal of life. Just like Rand’s Equality trying to rediscover individuality, John Stuart Mill in…

Anthem Not many of the people in the book Anthem’s society have courage to express their individuality or to rebel for their freedom; Equality realizes his identity is important and he needs to respect himself. The world does not define you, you do and you need to let your individuality show and let people be inspired by it. "'Your eyes,' they said, 'are not like the eyes of any among men"'. (Rand 44) This part of the book is telling that The Golden One is noticing that he is different from the…

In Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem, the world she describes has each freedom taken from the characters and all they have is hardship and hard work for all their fellow brothers in the cities. Forced to follow the world council's rules, Equality 7-2521 tries to fit in with his fellow brothers, but when finding a tunnel from the unmentionable times he fails to follow the rules of his brother men and creates a great gift to man before getting run out of the city to the uncharted and unexplored forest. A…

“We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever.” On page 19 of Anthem, Ayn Rand informs the readers of a chant or saying that the people of this time have to read to themselves whenever they feel tempted. In the society within the story, the forbidden word was “I”. Nobody was allowed to speak in the first person, they had to refer to themselves as We. The main character, Equality 7-2521, was a little different than the others. He had “a…

In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, the society is orderly, simple, and “equal.” The government has forced everyone and everything to be the same. Now, instead of speaking as an individual, they speak as one. People are forced to say “we” instead of I, “us” instead me or “ours” instead of mine. Throughout the course of the text, the theme of Relationships has progressed and developed in many ways. In the beginning, Equality 7-2521 loved his brothers, just as they love him. Before they go to bed…

No one should ever feel as though their judgement is repugnant based on what had happened before. If they do not learn through physical or mental ways. In Ayn Rand’s Anthem, Equality changes his mind and becomes critical to the Leaders. He is right because he does not want no one to be judged the way he was. In “How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society,” (also by Rand) is not agree able with Equality. The article is not what Equality would go with because he does not want no…

In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, Equality sacrificed his relationships, reputation, and citizenship in order to achieve wisdom, freedom, and individuality. His determination illustrated that immense sacrifice is necessary to stand up for individual beliefs and to attain happiness. When he left his community, Equality sacrificed his friendly relations. He left behind those that he worked with such as International, one of Equality’s best friends, and Union, who was familiar to Equality even though…

Jack Eller Ms. Roemer Aice – General Paper 17 September 2014 Anthem Essay Test Aside from very rare exceptions, in the society portrayed in the book “Anthem”, citizens show little to no opposition to the government that overrules them. They show no curiosity, greed, or need for self-motivation; they complete tasks given to them for their entire lives, without questioning themselves or what they are told. In a dystopian world like the one described, members are taught to believe in the…

Mankind has grown to become very intelligent. The more intelligent a man is, the more difficult is it to control him. Somehow, the society in Anthem have found a way to control the minds and bodies of mankind. Anthem portrays a young man named Equality 7-2521 who tries to live in such a damaged and controlled society. After discovering how society was during “The Unmentionable Times,” Equality realizes that he must restore society as it was originally meant to be. In Anthem, The word “I” is…

Anthem Essay In the book Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, there is a clear definition of what is meant to be proclaimed in the writing. There are two main words that are the central focus; individualism and collectivism. Imagine a world where a group of people could only do what they were told with the same routine everyday. Along with that, a certain person is referred to as they instead of I with no opinions, and no personality. First, Anthem introduces collectivism as a detrimental mindset…