Ayn Rand was a Russian-born American novelist‚ philosopher‚ playwright‚ and screenwriter that wrote a book called "Anthem". This fiction book‚ Anthem‚ is about a 21 year old guy named Equality 7-2521‚ who lives in a restricted area full of limits. He isn’t suppose to write about anything‚ which he is in this story. He writes his story in a tunnel under the earth by a candlelight. He isn’t suppose to put himself first in any sort of way. He uses plural nouns such as "we‚ he‚ they" to describe himself
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chapter of Anthem‚ Prometheus‚ also known as Equality‚ writes that he now understands “why the best in me had my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.”(pp 98) He now can come to terms with his height and his mind‚ how he has been blessed with these “sins” and through his journey can finally distinguish the faults and conservatism of his society. Equality 7-2521: a label; a stamp; the only form of identification that is allowed in this society. A society where everyone
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Collectivist Society in Anthem Imagine yourself unable to be your true self or even look in the mirror‚ Equality learned that is not the way to live his life. In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ the Council promotes a collectivist society with practices like lack of freedom of career choice‚ self-view‚ and overall individuality. This relates with our world today. People’s lives are greatly impacted on their particular political figures opinion. This relates to another piece of work by Ayn Rand‚ “The Soul
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Spirit of Man Ayn Rand perfectly captured the idea of a collectivist society in her book‚ Anthem‚ by creating a vivid image of the dangers of losing one’s sense of self. This concept can be applied to modern times‚ much like Equality does when proclaiming his anthem: “I understood that centuries of chains and lashes will not kill the spirit of man nor the sense of truth within him” (98). His statement personifies a man’s spirit‚the perseverance of man‚ and implies that there are no restraints strong
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A society in which no individual has the freedom to choose their own path in life is the exact dark society Ayn Rand portrays in the fictional novel‚ Anthem. The society in Anthem is shown to be a perfect place where everything is setup so that the "citizens " remain ignorant to the horrid past and live organized‚ safe lives‚until it is revealed that this is a dystopian society in which individuals have no say in how their life will be lived. Anthem’s society and modern day US society are polar
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The fiction novel‚ The Fountainhead‚ by Ayn Rand is based off of her philosophy of Objectivism. Ayn Rand defines and separates her philosophy of Objectivism into four different and distinct parts. The first part Ayn Rand explains is Metaphysics. Metaphysics is an objective reality where you only accept facts as reality and not fantasies or desires. The next part of Objectivism is Epistemology‚ which is reasoning by perceiving reality by using knowledge or facts as your guide. The third part is
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counterpart of Anthem: plagued with corruption‚ oppression‚ and authoritarian rulers. From the article on Venezuela’s horrendous woes‚ many components are equivalent to the society of Anthem by Ayn Rand. President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and the World Council of the novel ardently strive for authoritarian power‚ and they would authorize any action to maintain this status. In the novella‚ it presented the top officials obstructing Equality 7-2521’s distinctive philosophy by preventing him from organizing
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1. Is Rand correct that if you accept altruism‚ then you end up with a lack of self-esteem and a lack of respect for others? I think Rand is wrong about altruism because‚ not everyone wants help; therefore it is not another persons obligation to help another if they don’t want to. When we help someone it should come from the heart not because we feel as though we have to‚ also when we give‚ without expecting in return that is true charity. However‚ it has nothing to do with neither lack of self-esteem
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Anthem is a dystopian novel written by Ayn Rand that takes place in a futuristic world in which‚ in theory‚ the human mind is not individual‚ but should be melded with its fellow citizens. There was no greater honor than to carry out the will of your brothers. However‚ although appearing to be a utopian society‚ it was actually a society full of cries of suffering‚ stifled by fear and mindless obedience to a government that had lost sight of the beauty of individualism‚ arguably‚ the most human of
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A young man given the name‚ Equality 7-2521 is living in a futuristic dark age. He is withheld from a name to prevent any form of individuality‚ but given a word followed by a series of numbers on an iron bracelet to be worn on his left wrist‚ as a form of identification by the World Council. Equality 7-2521 has made a moral discovery throughout the story Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ as discovering his individuality and as he has changed from one who believes that the World Council states all truth‚ to one
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