Collectivism In Ayn Rand's Anthem
Anthem by Ayn Rand
One of the many things readers notice as they begenan reading Anthem by Ayn Rand is the lack of the word “I”. Anthem is a masterpiece that portrays what collectivism truly is through the eyes of a young man: Equality 7-2521. In the story the characters are given numbers rather than names to make them equal as a whole. Everything is done to make sure that the people are all alike and not unique. As the story goes Equality finds a tunnel and starts writing a diary there. He soon discovers that he prefers the solitude that he gets there and solitude is something that is not allowed by the council. This is because they fear time along gives you time to think. In a collectivist society people are all to think the same and most …show more content…
A wonderful blessed life where I have the choice to where I work, what I study, who I love, what I think, what I want. A life where I matter. It saddens me Equality’s situation a place where he has no life basically but even though he has no opinion he still has a “life” but this is where I wonder both him and I still have a life but which is more valuable? A price cannot be put onto a life but is individualism better or collectivism? Collectivism doesn’t allow humans to be different but with collectivism everyone is equal so not one person is too powerful or too poor. At the end of the day everybody gets to eat because it is an equal world. This is helpful because if someone is hurt and cannot work then they can still eat. Individualism however allows everyone to be unique and chose for themselves. Individualism allows people to chose their own jobs so they wouldn’t be stuck doing what they don’t like or believe in. But then again if a person were to fall ill then they would still be responsible for finding food because if you don’t work then you don’t get to eat in a society like that. And in collectivism people can misuse the system but not working and still getting a share to
One of the many things readers notice as they begenan reading Anthem by Ayn Rand is the lack of the word “I”. Anthem is a masterpiece that portrays what collectivism truly is through the eyes of a young man: Equality 7-2521. In the story the characters are given numbers rather than names to make them equal as a whole. Everything is done to make sure that the people are all alike and not unique. As the story goes Equality finds a tunnel and starts writing a diary there. He soon discovers that he prefers the solitude that he gets there and solitude is something that is not allowed by the council. This is because they fear time along gives you time to think. In a collectivist society people are all to think the same and most …show more content…
A wonderful blessed life where I have the choice to where I work, what I study, who I love, what I think, what I want. A life where I matter. It saddens me Equality’s situation a place where he has no life basically but even though he has no opinion he still has a “life” but this is where I wonder both him and I still have a life but which is more valuable? A price cannot be put onto a life but is individualism better or collectivism? Collectivism doesn’t allow humans to be different but with collectivism everyone is equal so not one person is too powerful or too poor. At the end of the day everybody gets to eat because it is an equal world. This is helpful because if someone is hurt and cannot work then they can still eat. Individualism however allows everyone to be unique and chose for themselves. Individualism allows people to chose their own jobs so they wouldn’t be stuck doing what they don’t like or believe in. But then again if a person were to fall ill then they would still be responsible for finding food because if you don’t work then you don’t get to eat in a society like that. And in collectivism people can misuse the system but not working and still getting a share to