What is the difference amongst individualism and collectivism? Anthem, by Ayn Rand, is a select novel. It encloses individualism and how people can conform to society and do as they are told without knowing the consequences and outcomes of their verdicts. Furthermore, it teaches the importance of self-expression and the freedom that comes along with being your own person. Ayn Rand was a person with distinct intellect, which is reflected with her novel Anthem.
In Anthem, there are leaders, known as the council. The council has a restricted form of deliberating. Pointing out the evils of capitalism and class inequality, the council preserves collectivism. This dystopia is a response to having no social classes known as the “Unspeakable Times”. …show more content…
Such as the prior way of society thinking. “We strive to be like all our brother men, for all men must be alike” This exemplifies how in Anthems society there is no individuality. There is enforcement of a collectivist mind set. In our society there is a document known as the Declaration of Independence. As it states “ All men are created equal”. This excerpt from the Declaration of Independence demonstrates how in our society, the foundation is “equality”. Likewise, in these societies there are educational standards. In the dystopia of Anthem, there are education laws just as our societies. “When we were five years old, we were sent to the Home of the Students, where there are ten wards, for our ten-years of learning. Men must learn till they reach their fifteenth year.” This demonstrates how in Anthem there is an age limit to where you need to study. Just like in our society, we must study till sixteen years of age, where you can decide to drop out. In both societies if these rules are not met, there will be …show more content…
However, the world seems to be ruled collectively. “Look at Europe you fool. Can’t you see past the guff and recognize the essence? One country is dedicated to the proposition that man has no rights, that the collective is all” Part of this excerpt is showing how a foremost part of our world, is being reigned collectivity, using a different “name” for their governed ways. “Here’s another. A country dedicated to the proposition that man has no rights, the state is all. The individual held as evil, the race- as God. No motive and no virtue permitted- except that of service of race.” Our flora and fauna is a specimen of by what method the world seems to be reigned with insincerity. Happiness comes hand-in-hand with individualism. “Happiness is self-contained and self-sufficient. Happy men have no time and use for you. Happy men are free men.” Although, it is nearly impossible to abolish ones’ happiness