People In Anthem By Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand, created Anthem based on the concept of every man should be akin to one another. There can’t be any individualism, they have to accept and undertake whatever the council say, and believe whatever they tell them. On pg. 19 it stated, “ the World Council is the body of all truth.” People in Anthem don’t think for themselves, but are being manipulated by the World Council.
To start, there isn’t much going on in this society. The latest inventions are candles and glass, which is because the scholars aren’t doing their job so well. I think the council is purposely regulating where people are going to go. People that should be scientists and scholars are put in lower quality jobs, and the rest is put in higher quality jobs to keep the …show more content…
Equality 7-2521 is an intelligent, curious, brave, and radiant character in the story.“ We were born with a curse” (Pg. 18). The curse was being taller than the rest of his brothers, and because of his mindset, he thinks it is evil. He thinks that his best abilities are evil, for example, learning came easy to him “ It is a great sin, to be born with a head which is too great”(Pg. 21). So he tried to be someone he’s not, someone inferior to himself. He understands things before his teacher even explain it. So if he had been put in the home of the scholars, he had potential to be a great …show more content…
They did it on purpose to prevent him from figuring out the forbidden word “I”, and telling his brothers. Obviating the world from reverting back to when they didn’t worship the word “WE”: the world that the council demolished and then reformed. They made rules to prevent the people to think for themselves or notice another person’s individualism, and if the rules are not followed, they will be punished. This brings fear in the people and causes them to be diligent at all time, so they don’t break the rules. While they are distracted all the time, except when they sleep, they won’t have time to think about the cruel world they live in. Their emotions are stripped away; people in Anthem are overworked. They become soulless puppets that are being
To start, there isn’t much going on in this society. The latest inventions are candles and glass, which is because the scholars aren’t doing their job so well. I think the council is purposely regulating where people are going to go. People that should be scientists and scholars are put in lower quality jobs, and the rest is put in higher quality jobs to keep the …show more content…
Equality 7-2521 is an intelligent, curious, brave, and radiant character in the story.“ We were born with a curse” (Pg. 18). The curse was being taller than the rest of his brothers, and because of his mindset, he thinks it is evil. He thinks that his best abilities are evil, for example, learning came easy to him “ It is a great sin, to be born with a head which is too great”(Pg. 21). So he tried to be someone he’s not, someone inferior to himself. He understands things before his teacher even explain it. So if he had been put in the home of the scholars, he had potential to be a great …show more content…
They did it on purpose to prevent him from figuring out the forbidden word “I”, and telling his brothers. Obviating the world from reverting back to when they didn’t worship the word “WE”: the world that the council demolished and then reformed. They made rules to prevent the people to think for themselves or notice another person’s individualism, and if the rules are not followed, they will be punished. This brings fear in the people and causes them to be diligent at all time, so they don’t break the rules. While they are distracted all the time, except when they sleep, they won’t have time to think about the cruel world they live in. Their emotions are stripped away; people in Anthem are overworked. They become soulless puppets that are being