Consequently, in the novelette Anthem by Ayn Rand, the government also has total control. After the main character, Equality, ultimately shatters his utopian world by creating illegal technology, he feels remorse and regret and is followed by it for the reminder of the book. On page 75
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Ayn Rand was only 6 when when her home country became overrun by the communist party run by Vladimir Linen. After the communist took over russia went in an extreme decline in technological advance much like the society in Anthem. The technology in this society was that of the dark ages that the candle took 50 years to perfect. During the unmentionable times people had cars and planes but for some unknown reason that society collapsed and all that technology vanished. Equality 7-2521 is told
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“We judge ourselves by our intentions; Others judge us by our behaviors. We don’t see our behavior, other’s don’t see our intentions.” In Anthem they live for the group and anything done for yourself is evil. The higher powers are afraid of others’ skill sets and how they could affect the way of life. When Equality reveals his talents, the higher powers put him away in the street sweepers and later on in jail. All because of his behavior and how he defies society. However Equality 7-2521 has different
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Themes on the book Anthem 1. Risks of collectivism The author of Anthem wrote the book about twenty years after the Russian revolution had taken place. The mistakes of Josef Stalin leading his government made an impact on Rand’s (author) interpretation of collectiveness. The idea that communism would help many people collectivize their aspects of life was initiated by Russia. This belief assumed that everyone would benefit if they served each other by their ability. This was not the case since the
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We, is a word that represents two or more; the word I represents yourself or one person. The book Anthem is a different format, The book starts off with the world Iraq being the only society that the word I never comes up. Imagine the whole thing being the opposite, by the end of the book there is no such thing as we. Only I, only me,myself,and I. The society changes from being a community to an EGO. Equality is a being that's starts to figure himself out and focuses on only himself throughout
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be closer to Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables? In Anthem, Ayn Rand depicts a world void of modern technology set in a new dark age. Anthem proposes a different school of thought when it comes to our future. When juxtaposed with other stories set in the future, Ayn Rand’s world is drastically different. Anthem’s school of thought is based on the prospect that technology is a cycle, freedom of thought is necessary for technological advancement, and, in Anthem, totalitarian governments will purposely try
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Ego is a word that can be considered good or bad. In many ways, it can inspire a sense of individualism in a person. However, too much egoism can make someone into a narcissistic jerk. In Ayn Rand’s Anthem, the main protagonist Prometheus is not an egoist because even though he is thinking of his own wants and needs, he is also always thinking about how he is going to help the others in his society. In a way, it was bad that he thought of his own wants so much, because he ended up getting severely
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A Sinful Society An act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offense, or omission defines a sin. Ayn Rand’s novel, Anthem describes the journey of Equality 7-2521 who retaliates against his collective and communist government. The idea of individualism does not correlate in a communist society that Equality lives in. However, he harms nobody within his society. Freedom and individualism should not be considered sins. Equality commits a sin when he discovers new ideas, commits multiple transgressions
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The word ego is often misinterpreted to have a negative connotation, but for Prometheus having ego is a sacred opportunity. In Anthem by Ayn Rand Prometheus discovers his individuality in a strictly collectivist society by becoming a creator to his own idea of society/culture/civilization that embraces the selfishness and ego found in people. To Prometheus, being an egoist is to positively pursue the ideas he believes are right for society, for himself and his happiness. The connotation of being
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Hook: He’s damned and condemned to eternal punishment and completely isolated off from society. Living in a peaceful and serene forest closed off from all distractions, does not sound like damnation. Background Information: Anthem is a short novel set in a futuristic dystopian society where everyone depends on the World Council. Equality, a citizen of this society. He was born to be different and for that he was severely punished. He shared his invention, and was outcast to the Uncharted Forest
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