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Anthem Relationship Theme Imagine a world with everyone equal. Everyone is taught and respected the same way. You are not allowed to show love or preference to certain person or any thing. Well that's what the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand is about. It is a science fiction type of book and is revolved around one to two characters. They are Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000. They are essentially rebelling against society. There are harsh and strict rules. Some of them are just ridiculous. Equality…

“Anthem” by Ayn Rand is a book from the perspective of a character named Equality about a society where everyone that lives in it is completely equal. No one is aloud to think differently than each other or have unique thoughts or talents. There are multiple rules and controls in this dystopian society which everyone has to follow. These rules exist to keep everyone under control. The purpose of everyone in the society is to work until they die and repeat the cycle. To begin, there are many…

In Ayn Rand’s Anthem, secrets were a benefactor throughout the entire novel and brought Prometheus feeling eager and cocky to finding these ostensible “secrets of the earth”, and disapproved and/or approved men for feeling and/or not feeling the same way. Prometheus thinks highly of himself and traits of being smarter, wiser, and better than everybody else “We do not know, but we shall learn. We cannot stop now, even though it frightens us that we are alone in knowledge” (Rand 54), and “No…

Imagine being surrounded by people but still feeling alone, no one sees the real you, you are just another insignificant being in society, how does it feel? Would people want to break free and show who they really are or would they ignore that longing of someone seeing they really are? Equality had that feeling of being different, so he tried to hide it, but he could not. The longing in his heart was too much to bear so he broke free from his society where people could not be themselves. Anthem…

“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…

When it comes to writing novels, how does one decide on the name of the main character? The main character in Ayn Rand’s Anthem had two names. He starts off as Equality 7-2521, a name given to him by the society he lives in. The name represents one of the beliefs that the society worships. Later on, Equality 7-2521 renames himself “Prometheus”. Ayn Rand chose to name her character “Prometheus” because Equality and the Greek god, Prometheus, have numerous similarities. They both happen to be…

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…

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.…

Well-known author Ayn Rand in her short novel Anthem introduces individualism in a post-apocalyptic world. Ayn’s purpose was to show how to be unique in an environment that is forced to be the same. She creates a tone of pity for most of the humans in the book while still showing respect to the two main characters. Likewise, English author E.M. Forster in his novella “The Machine Stops” uses futuristic ideas to portray a life unlike today’s world. Forster’s purpose was to show the harmful…