In the book‚ Anthem‚ by Ayn Rand‚ the main character‚ Equality‚ is a selfish person. He created the light against the rules because he wanted to impress the council and boast on his intelligence. Ayn Rand’s philosophy was that there wasn’t such a thing as altruism. Rand was very objective and didn’t believe in people wanting to put others before themselves. Equality’s personality and his decisions clearly showed the author’s beliefs. Yes‚ Equality was selfish‚ but he had a right to feel this way
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“True Freedom” Throughout the book Anthem‚ by Ayn Rand‚ the society in which Equality lives strongly discourages individual effort. Instead‚ Equality is constantly told that only things done collectively with all his brothers can be good. Anything that does not include all is evil. When Equality discovers the forbidden word‚ “I”‚ he finds the joy one can experience by recognizing individual accomplishments. When Equality says “To be free‚ a man must be free of his brothers” he is realizing that
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they had to create laws that are unfair and make it like a dictatorship. Since Equality was little he never got along with his “Brothers” or his teachers. He would get in trouble for being too smart. That is why he said he has a curse in the beginning of the book. Now he realizes that he has to do something about his society. Prometheus/Equality is correct to critically judge his society because he learns that the leaders of their society’s morals are hypocritical and lies.
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The novella Anthem by Ayn Rand showcases the confession of Equality‚ who lives in a society that scorns individualism. In the poem “Invictus” by William Ernest Henry‚ the main character is a martyr with an unbreakable spirit. Equality and the main character are alike; they are both persecuted by their respective societies and possess similar characteristics as a result. Equality and the main character are both rebels in their society‚ which brands them as somebody to punish. The community Ayn Rand
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5 pages per day. Rating of book (1-10): (9) Title: Anthem Author: Ayn Rand Genre: realistic-fiction Setting: (time) (place) A city after the “rebirth” of human kind in the distant future. Tone: (3 tone words) depressing‚ miserable‚ serious Major characters: (at least 3) (3 personality traits per character) (1 MLA parenthetical citation per character) Equality 7-2521 is curious‚ adventurous‚ and independent (Rand 31). Liberty 5-3000 is loving‚ trustworthy‚ and fearless
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In the book Anthem‚ Equality 7-2521 (Equality) lived in a society where everyone was equal and treated with disrespect. The society had no tolerance for being different and having their own opinion and ideas. People couldn’t even pursue the career they dreamed of having. They were punished for disobeying any of these “rules”. Despite Equality’s strict society‚ his motivations in conducting his experiments are finding individuality‚ starting a new revolution‚ finding freedom‚ and trying to become
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Equality 7-2521 knows that his invention will help mankind‚ but that was not his initial purpose while doing his experiments. During his experiments‚ he had a lot of pride and was joyful when he found out about the light bulb and electricity; however‚ he doesn’t like how people are using it for society. Equality doesn’t like this because during his experiments he only wanted it for himself‚ which shows a lot of selfishness. His primary motivation was to use the light and electricity for himself because
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be called that. The society in Anthem is centered around the idea that having an ego is immoral‚ and that all actions should be done pertaining to the interest of mankind. However‚ Prometheus’ actions are done pertaining to his own self-interest‚ which is the definition of an egoist. For example‚ Prometheus creates the light box‚ and he thinks he created it to benefit all of society. Yet later he finds he
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In the book Anthem‚ Rand opposed the idea of collectivism. The primary character‚ Equality‚ is motivated by the pursuit of knowledge and inclusion to the Council of Scholars. Equality’s desires reveal the thematic understanding that the world would become monotonous if a every man and woman became part of an overruling “we”. For Equality to achieve his great dream of being in the Council of Scholars‚ he needed to provide evidence of his existing knowledge. He was “born with a head which is too
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In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand the character Equality 7-2521 differs from the people he is surrounded by because he does not want to live his life by rules that are set by the government‚ also he wants to learn about subjects he is interested in. Although it is a sin for street sweepers to learn about anything he has a special gift of understanding his school work although street sweepers are supposed to be unintelligent. In Ayn Rand’s Anthem Equality is different from his brothers because he wants
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