'Authority In Ayn Rand's Anthem'

A noticable interesting topic about the story is the way Liberty acts. It seems Ayn Rand, the author, has something against women even though she is a woman herself. The meaning of this is, the women out there that act like girls and only care about fashion and themselves is what is being spoken of. The literary element that is being focased on deals with this issue. This essay will focas on the story "Anthem" written by Ayn Rand containing the literary element of character.

Imagine living in a society where you have no control over your own life. In the book Anthem written by Ayn Rand, the characters are told how to live by the government. They have no control over their life, and they must follow the laws and rules. If any person breaks these laws and rules, they will be punished severely. There are no exceptions, no warnings, one strike and they’re done. In Anthem the government has enforced many rules. A few of the rules may include the “we” law, the “no affection” law and another law is how one must never write or talk about the Unmentionable Times. The government allows no human to live an uncontrolled life and they deserve to live their own lives.

Ayn Rand's Anthem shows us her view of our world united under what seems to be communist rule. For example their view of right and wrong; which Anthem portrays is a system of very strict rules which mainly make sure that everyone is involved in a collective role within the society in this system no one is considered an individual or that they can even think as an individual.

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In today’s society, a lot of people tend to take for granted what they have. Every once and a while, something drastic will ensue them, and that’s when they finally grasp what’s been right in front of them the whole time. In many different societies, for example the societies in The Hunger Games, and Anthem, the individuals that are living there are forced to listen to the ruler, or rulers, do not have an opinion in some of the choices that are made for them, and are also forced to accept the rule of selflessness. Based on the themes of the Power of Knowledge, the Image of Self, and the Consequences of Free Will, the novella, Anthem, and the

Ego: The “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought (www.dictionary.com). In the book Anthem, by Ayn Rand, the central character Equality’s, prime motive in sharing his invention was not to improve the world but rather for egotistic reasons. Wanting to become a scholar more than anything, Equality tried proving to the council that he does not belong with the other street sweepers. “We give you the key to the earth! Take it, and let us be one of you, the humblest among you” (pg. 71). His motives were wrong, nevertheless they had virtuous qualities. He should have been sharing his invention to further the success of humankind as an alternative instead of boasting on himself. If everyone in the world acted as Equality did then the world would be much more advanced, but everyone would be selfish by wanting to further his or her own

Just imagine, knowing there's a better world you can be living but your being held back by a force. You are put on a set of rules and told to follow or else. This force is authority, and in Anthem that is what there society runs on, Authority and fear. Authority means to have power or give right to an order and in Anthem the power is held by the Great council. The council uses fear and power to control their people. They use their authority to is why people conform to their daily schedule and don't break it. From waking up working, eating at noon, then theater at dark just to repeat for the rest of their life. Why don't people do otherwise, and that's because there scared.

There are very harsh rules in the society from the novel Anthem, by Ayn Rand. These rules are very unfair, but the people don’t realize it because they’ve become so accustomed to the injustice. The government is power hungry and would stop at nothing to keep everyone in control. However to have a stable society you need at least some rules to keep bad things and people away, so Equality 7-2521 will probably use some of the same rules, but less intense and strict. The main character Equality 7-2521 runs away and will start his own society without a destructive power involved.

The morning bell rang again, like it does every morning in the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand. Everyone knows what that means and they know exactly what to do. By law they’re required to know that no one brother will be different for they are all the same. Until Equality 7-2521 finds proof from the past that it wasn’t always this way. Throughout the course of the text, the laws and government has changes and developed in many ways.

Some people, don’t realize how much Anthem’s society compares to our own. We put people down for being different from ourselves, similarly, Anthem condones Equality for asking too many questions, being taller than his brothers, and being too curious about the past. Nowadays our society uses names to chastise children, teens, and adults that don’t behave in the same manner as we think they should. The way I look at it, the leaders in Anthem, can be seen as the “popular” kids in school. Everyone wants to be like the popular kids; they all want to be indistinguishable in their personalities. I believe this is why almost everyone in Anthem gave up the right’s to themselves and dropped the word “I”, from their vocabulary. The self respecting few

One reason why the book “Anthem” has a lot of rules is because in Chapter 1 its state that there were some laws called the world council and that they took all the words that we use to described individualism and remove and had saying “We Are one in all and all in one, there are no men but only the great WE, One indivisible and forever. Basically, the reason why they want these rules so no one can have their own ideas or do things on their own. They were also divide into groups based on their looks and how they acted like. These rules indirectly showed collectivism in a rude way which gave rise to lack of individualism. The citizens of the city in Anthem were expected to follow every single rule existing in that society, or else it would be a severe punishment or they would be put to death.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Being different is what distinguishes you from other people. In the novel, Anthem, life for a young man named Equality 7-2521 is complicated due to the rules of collectivism. He has to discover a way to be free of society’s regulations and learn the true meaning of individuality. Sometimes, happiness and freedom are not given but fought for. Overall, what really matters is what you believe in, trusting your judgments, and accepting yourself.

Is it necessary for a community to have rules to control its citizens? In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, the city that Equality 7-2521 lives in has numerous rules and controls. Beginning at a young age, men are taught to do the will of their brothers. In this collectivist dictatorship, this means that there is no such thing as Ego, and the will of the group is always valued above the needs of an individual. Equality began to realize that collectivism wasn’t the only way to live when he found the tunnel from the Unmentionable Times, and over time he began to learn more and more things.

Vision a lifestyle where one perceives it as a sin to comprehend data more efficiently than of one’s peers; a felony to long for things that others do not wish upon. Where floods of white tunics and austere minds obliterate the Earth. A colony built upon leaders who asphyxiate anyone from infatuation of any object or significant being; moreover, a world suffocating in collectivism. Through exasperated transcription, Anthem brings about such a community; nevertheless, a world of black and white. Ayn Rand does not overemphasize the effects of totalitarianism, but amplifies it so that it is more effortless for one to enlighten he or she’s notion on the particular proposal. First, by analyzation of “Equality 7-2521”, and

Ayn Rand, a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, and playwright wrote the novella Anthem in 1937. During the time Rand was writing this novella, the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin mercilessly ruled over Russia. Also during this time, the beginnings of World War II took place. These events more than likely inspired the plot for Anthem, a dystopian fiction. Rand's projection of the totalitarianism of Anthem's society is astounding, the book itself has feeling and meaning in correlation to today's world. Anthem depicts a collectivism dictatorship world of the future as in this world there is no "I", these people are forced to follow a strict set of rules, and they are born in bulk, learning and knowing only what their higher powers want them to learn and know.