Paul Rand

Ayn Rand is also noted for her contributions to libertarian philosophy. She is seen as the most influential figure to those who have adopted libertarian styled thinking. Her famous work The Fountainhead is an allegory of one of the larges libertarian ideas. As libertarians, the belief that you are under complete ownership of yourself is a hallmark. There should not be any reason in the world that you are compelled to sacrifice your time unless you are compelled to do so. Consequent to this…

In the novel Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 is trying to escape the means of collectivism, which the author writes, "Collectivism holds that the individual has no right, that his right and work belong to the group (to society, to the tribe, the state, the nation) and that the group may sacrifice him at its own whim to its own interests"(Ayn Rand). Equality 7-2521's anthem is his strong personality, and individualism, much like: And, you know, being able to wear the Stars and…

from the next. From several works of art, individuals form their identity and gained control of themselves. Equality, the triumphant of the dystopian novel, Anthem, escapes his collectivist society and becomes the king of his own mind and body. Ayn Rand, the author of this novel, details how Equality overcomes the regime and forms his own identity. Similarly, the children from the article, “Don’t! The secret of self-control” by Jonah Lehrer, realize how decisions from the past can influence…

to achieve goals. Ayn Rand confronts egoism differently in Anthem. She views egoism as an extension to Individualism. Throughout the story Prometheus discovers that ego is not a bad thing and becomes an egoist. By the end of the book Prometheus uses his own self interests to drive himself, putting his own motives above those of his “brother’s” motives which is a primary focus in The Soul of the Collectivist. Anthem primarily features collectivism versus individualism. Ayn Rand believes that…

Throughout Anthem, Prometheus's major actions were always motivated by his own desires. Contrary to the beliefs of the society he lived in, Prometheus dared to act out of his own self. "I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction" (94). After living his life in a society that ingrained in him a sense of guilt for simply being alive and the belief that the exculpation for having life was serving his brothers, Prometheus makes a discovery…

600 French troops held off over 30,000 Aragonese soldiers in 1213 AD (Wisniewski). In the real world, there have been battles where the odds are 25 to 1, but in fiction, the odds can be much worse for the characters. Throughout the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, one character is extremely outnumbered. Anthem illustrates to fight for what one believes in, no matter how outnumbered they are. Despite questioning his society, Equality brings his invention to the World Council to try and make his…

Ayn Rand and George Orwell are the authors of the two novels, Anthem and Animal Farm. George Orwell based his novel, Animal Farm, on the Russian Revolution. He used allegory to make the characters come to life. Ayn Rand, the author of Anthem, wrote her novel purely of her own imagination and thoughts of what will become of the future. In the novels Anthem and Animal Farm, the plot takes place around an abusive leadership where they rebel for the freedom of the differences and from the strict…

Have you read the amazing and inspiring story “Anthem” by Ayn Rand. Read this essay so you can learn about Equality aka The Unconquerable. In this essay I am going to talk about the invention that Equality had created, his greatest invention. Then I am going to talk about his main primary motivation into making his invention. Next I will talk about if it is right for him to be motivated this way. Last I will talk about if everyone one else was motivated the same way. Let’s jump right into this…

to be respected. “I understand that centuries of chains and lashes will not kill the spirit of man nor the sense of truth within him”(p.96). Anthem is a novel about a society based in the future, but is more like one from the past. In Anthem, Ayn Rand incorrectly uses the word “we” on purpose to get us to realize how Equality 7-2521 lives his…

The Formation of a Collective Society “Totalitarianism begins with using the word “we” without every I’s permission” (Wiśhiewski). In Anthem, Ayn Rand gives a glimpse of what it is like to live in a collective society. Equality 7-2521 is unlike his brothers and is “cursed” because of those differences. Throughout the story, Equality goes on various adventures such as finding light and leaving his society along with its collective nature. The process behind creating a collective society in…