Examples Of Opposition In Anthem By Ayn Rand

Equality’s individuality grows further when he purposely separates himself from his society and obliterates the last of his identity that associates himself with the City. While showing his light to the Council of Scholars, they tell

In this paper, I will be talking about the book called Anthem by Ayn Rand. I will be talking about characters such as protagonists and antagonists and how some characters impacted the story. I will talk about the setting, conflicts, and the plot of the story. I will also talk about literary devices such as point of view, symbolism, mood, tone, and theme.

When Equality 7-2521 begins the novel by saying, “It is a sin to write this.” he has a different moral assessment of writing than at the end of the novel. Throughout Anthem, Equality’s actions affect how he views his society and the people around him. By the end of the story, Equality begins to realize that the government and society that he lives in might not be so perfect, and it might not be a sin to write. Equality’s eventual moral assessments of his sins are correct and are supported by; his growth throughout the story, the themes of independence developed in the novel and Ayn Rand’s concepts concerning communism. These are the three ideas that will be developed and explained in this paper.

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.

brought them for a civilization where the word ?I? did not exist to a world

a world of collectivism. Equality is a street sweeper which was chosen for him by the Council of

In a country like the United States, a person is surrounded by choices. Choices he or she can make themselves. They can choose what to say, what to wear, and who to love. In a world like Anthem all of your choice and freedom is taken away. Everything you wish to do, you may not be able to. You never know who your parents are or who your real family is. You are born thinking government control is the best policy and best way. You can get killed and punished for something you think is right. You are raised thinking what is bad is the correct way. A world like Anthem, is a world many hope never actually becomes a reality.

If you were to live in a society like the one in "Anthem," wouldn't you stand up for your rights? I know I would. Yet in Ayn Rand's novelette "Anthem," no-one chooses to oppose against the leaders of the society. Why is that? In my opinion I think people never argued against the leaders because they were manipulated into believing lies, many lies that pretty much control every piece of them.

Would you like it if the government had complete control of you? For example, the government might tell you who you aloud to interact with, or they could tell you what job that you have to go to every single day, and where you are allowed to live. The government should not have the right to control an individual because a person knows what's best for them, such as who they from relationships with, what they do for a living and what their lifestyle looks like.

This book was also a call to action. She tries to convince the reader to look at Equality and back at their self to notice how similar they may be. Almost trying to solicit the thought that the reader is Equality. Look at what happened to Equality and look at what can happen to you. She doesn’t want people to be part of

Imagine living in a world where being different was a crime, and thinking will send you to jail. This is the society that the book Anthem is written in. Equality 7-2521 the main character and the narrator is faced with this every day. Equality’s negative assessment of himself was what is expected of him, but he should have the right to be unique.

The novel discusses themes such as freedom and science to show that Equality 7-2521 does not fit into the society created by the council. In Chapter 1, the quote, “It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see. It is base and evil. It is as if we were speaking alone to no ears but our own. And we know well that there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone.”This quote shows that he lives in a very tightly controlled society, where no is allowed to do what one wants. From this quotation in the novel we could also speculate that freedom is nonexistent since they aren’t allowed to be alone. In addition, this thought process goes against the idealism of freedom since you can’t truly be free if you can never be alone. The loss of freedom from in the novel relates to Equality 7-2521 being seen as an outcast because in the novel all he does is look for a place to be free, later on, he finds a well, which he plans to bring his findings, going against the being alone and no freedom rule. Furthermore, the theme of

In The Novel Anthem The character equality’s sense of mortality at the end of the novel differed from his society’s institutions, practices, and officials.The choices and actions that determine the purpose and the course of his life,alter gravely throughout the text .From the very beginning to the very end, the audience can easily depict a change in the character’s mental,as well as mortality.In the very beginning Equality was full of curiosity,he could spot his indifference to the others,he also knew he could not think of himself as an individual.Everything done,would have to be done for the good of his “brothers.”He automatically questioned authority,and had a hard time conforming to society.

Equality and the others must recite the pledge, "We are nothing. Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers are we allowed our lives. We exist through, by and for our brothers who are the State. Amen'" (21) every night before they go to bed. In this pledge, anyone who repeats it, is agreeing to put the good of their “brothers” ahead of their own selfish desires and wants. Everything is to be done for the brothers. The leaders of this type of society really strive to reach their goal of “equality” among their people. Therefore, when someone like Equality comes into play, and, with his intelligence, indirectly threatens the master plan these leaders have been carefully crafting, they will try to put a stop to him in any way they can. In addition to the pledge every man must make before he goes to bed, each member of society must not be better than his subordinates. Equality explains, “This is a great sin, to be born with a head which is too quick. It is not good to be different from our brothers, but it is evil to be superior to them. The Teachers told us so, and they frowned when they looked upon us'" (21). Although Equality does not try to be superior over his fellow brothers, he ends up being smarter than his peers; it was just a quality he was born with. Therefore, when the teachers notice Equality’s superiority, in the form of knowledge, the Council of Vocations would do anything in their power to make sure Equality does not mess up their

Would you like to be told what to do and what not to do in life? Well in Ayn Rand's novelette "Anthem" the character Equality 7-2521 along with his other brothers don't have the choice. In there society they do what they have to do no questions ask if questions or anything having to do with the Great Rebirth then they are to go to the Palace of Corrective Detention. Everyone is to be alike one can't think of themselves in terms of "I" known as the Unspeakable Word they must think and speak as if all of them were a group using terms like "we" or think they are better than others in there society. The Council of Vocations are the ones who decide an individual's occupation by which they are forcing the best young minds into manual labor, which