Neil Gaiman

“It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see.” This quote by Equality 7-2521 from the dystopian novel, Anthem shows the environment the citizens are to live in. There are many characteristics that go into what makes a story a dystopia. Anthem is a dystopia because it has few of the main characteristics, such as citizens living in fear of the outside world and new changes, information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted, and…

Anthem & Invictus comparison When I read the story “Anthem” and the poem “Invictus” i could see the biggest similarities. I'm going to give some back background first and then explain what my thought of the theme is. After reading “Anthem” I discovered that one male person named equality is striving to become a Scholar. but along the way people of higher court see this and try to put him in his place. Even through all the efforts he still progressed learning about the people of the past.Not…

Neil Armstrong was born on August 5th 1930. He was the oldest of three children. His parents were Stephen Armstrong (father) and Viola Armstrong (mother). When Neil he was just six years old his fascination for flight was sparked by his first plane trip. His life would become famous for his moon landing in the Apollo 11 capsule (A.K.A. The Eagle). In this biography there will be facts about Neil’s Family, childhood, moon landing, and more. Stephen Armstrong was an Auditor (a listener). Viola…

The Apollo Program, led by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), had one goal: to land humans on the moon. “In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade. NASA met that challenge with the Apollo Program” (What Was the Apollo Program?). The program started with its first attempted flight in 1967, had its first successful flight in 1968, and ended with a moon landing in 1972. Missions 7 to 10 did not land…

Anthem is a book about a controlled society written by Ayn Rand. Equality has to break free from a collective society with a controlling government. The society that Equality envisions creating at the end of the story is a society with a strong structure with heavy belief behind individualism and curiosity. A strong society with a strong structure is what Equality envisions. Growing up from birth in a controlling environment and escaping from it calls for a new society based on individualism.…

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.…

Moon Landing Hoax Anyone that was alive in 1969 are often asked where they were during the first moon landing and for those people, it is terrifying to think that the things we recognize as historical, groundbreaking events could have been planned or staged by the government. The Apollo 11 moon landing was viewed by 600 million people who were amazed by it at the time. America had beat Russia in the race to the moon! Although, modern technology has been able to take a closer look at all of the…

The rules in Anthem are very strict, but why do these rules exist in the first place? The book 'Anthem’ is written by Ayn Rand in 1937, first published in 1938 in the United Kingdom. Ayn Rand is very creative with coming up with a book that takes place in the unknown future, with Equality is being different than his brothers. The book itself is good, once you start reading the book you will suck into the imaginary world and you won’t be able to stop reading, at least that is how it was with me.…

Anthem by Ayn Rand tells the tale of a dystopian society in which people are to think only of others, and taught that people shouldn’t think of themselves, eliminating all personal pronouns. In this society people are not able to pick their own careers, and instead a group known as the Council of Vocations decides what a person’s career is going to be. In the novel Equality, the main protagonist is a fantastic student, who aims to learn as much as possible and wants to use his knowledge to…

In Ayn Rand’s fiction novella “Anthem”,the world is a dreaded dystopia of collectivism that labels all forms of individuality as sin which seems to resemble an exaggeration of socialism or communism. Members of this society are selfless. They’re told by their superiors that their only purpose in life is to toil for their fellow men. They should not have feelings or care about living but rather care about working for their fellow brothers in whatever way they can. They are forced into dismal and…