Let us set the stage. 200 years ago there was a nuclear war. Russia was in chaos, with all citizens panicking or dead. Most of the fallout is still there, except for one spot in the mountains. The government thinks this is a perfect opportunity to “fix” society, just like in the Soviet Union. In Ayn Rand’s story Anthem, there is a society ruled by a council where you have no sense of self. The main character, Equality 7-2521, suspected the Council of not being what they seem. He realizes later in the story that they are holding back advancements in their civilization on purpose. Many people think that something like this is much to horrific to ever happen. The problem with that argument is that history repeats itself. Anthem is a …show more content…
It gives people a safe space for doing whatever they wish. For all they know, everyone could be planning a rebellion during dinner. They know if they control family, they control the future, seen in the this quote, “‘It’s just a sort of Government intelligence test they give children at the age of twelve. You’ll be taking it this week. It’s nothing to worry about,’” (Seslar 1). They control families by weeding out the people who are too smart. If they think you might rebel, you are executed. This is why they set a certain history for the society in Anthem. Now no one knows what rebelling is, so they have no idea how to do it. In the story Anthem, they do not let people have families so that no one has anyone to talk to. If they could have private conversations, they may develop unsightly ideas. You can see the lack of family in this quote, “Children are born each winter, but women never see their children and children never know their parents,” (Rand 41).The Council in Anthem makes sure that no one ever has someone to talk to about their problems, so that no one can from a union and rebel against this society that they have worked so hard to make. Anyone that they catch in the process of doing something risky is executed.As seen in the evidence, family gives us power, and if that power were taken from us, our reign as free people would be