The Fountainhead

The edits and revisions of Ayn Rand’s novella, Anthem, strengthen the message that collectivism is oppressive and objectivism is necessary for an individual to function. Rand’s edits of diction and sentence structure assist in developing the meaning of the novella. Ayn Rand, author of the novella Anthem, utilizes diction and sentence structure in order to develop the villainy of collectivism and the virtue of objectivism. Rand’s choice of diction in the edited novella complicates and confuses…

Symbolism in Anthem This story is about how the future could look like in communist Russia, it basically explains in detail what the people in the society are living and how they think of everyone as their brothers and how men can’t look at women and can’t keep their children with them, basically no one knows who their real family actually is in this society. Ayn Rand uses symbolism to show that Anthem truly belongs to dystopian literature by discussing light, names and freedom. As we have…

Connor Boldt Mr. Storsveen Prep LIt and Comp. 1 November 2017 Anthem Essay I’m myself, not a label ( John Bunner). In this quote he means that don’t be put as a label and be who you want to be. Nobody can make the decision for who you are, you have to shape that. This is like Equality 7-2521, he doesn’t get to be who he wants to be. He is forced to be who they want him to be. He is not himself he is a label. In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 portrays his identity through themes…

The book Anthem is about one of the main characters named Equality 7-2521. Equality 7-2521 is 21yrs old and he vividly explains about his home. Equality home was a burden for him or any other male figure to be tall. However, in his homeland his bones were a curse. The book Anthem is about Equality 7-2521. In his homeland, if a male was more than six feet tall, their bones were considered a curse. Equality unfortunately was cursed. In the palace, there was a placed called Home of the Infants,…

Everyone is told to be themselves. In a society such as our own today, it is easier than ever to be your own person and express yourselves in your own way. Being an individual is something that is very important to people and to society. Although, in a book like Ayn Rand’s Anthem, individualism is taken from everyone and our main character strives for some expression of his own despite it being the greatest sin in his world. With a name like Equality 7-2521 you can tell that he is only being…

If everyone is equal it shows no uniqueness. Anthem and Harrison Bergeron are both dystopian stories. They have many similarities and differences such as love, wanting to be there self, technology, etc. Although “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr and Anthem by Ayn Rand are both pieces of dystopian literature, their portrayal of (love/technology) differs greatly. In the novel Anthem love is different from the novel Harrison Bergeron. In Anthem, Equality and Liberty love is illegal…

Throughout Ayn Rand’s Anthem, reader's watch the main character, Prometheus, develop. Prometheus lives in a Dystopian future, where the government limits and destroys the idea of individuality. Minimizing both men and women, every citizen is equal to each other. Prometheus understands that his “sins and transgressions” are what made him an individual and they separate himself from others around him. Prometheus discovers his individuality through his intelligence, curiosity, and determination.…

How would you react if someone controlled your entire life? Your job, thoughts, spouse, home, everything! In Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, this is exactly the case. Throughtout the book Equality tests his limits and eventually gets caught. However, he runs away and finds the Uncharted Forest. Equality laughs when he remembers that he is “the damned” because he is now able to be curious and to prefer others. In Equality’s society the government chooses his life mandate. The government puts…

Joy Morounfolu Mrs. Weiss Honors English 10 4 August 2014 Choosing Between Individuality and Conformity Individuality consists of one’s own thought and freedom which is not known in these societies and conformity is the social influence which involves a certain belief and or a certain behavior to fit in with a group. Anthem by Ayn Rand and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley believe their societies are a utopia. Both novels are a society without individuality, and solitude is forbidden. Both…

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…