Comparing Anthem, The Fountainhead And Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand created a fiction novella, Anthem, in which she reveals the notions of freedom, egoism, and individualism. She sets up the main persona in the story, Equality 7-2521, to discover the concealed egoism in the dystopian society where all individuals was identified as equal ones. Throughout the piece, Rand employs an adequate blend of symbolism and allusion, a confessional tone, and change in personal pronouns to clarify her primary purpose of her writing, the individualism.

"I behaved badly too. I know I did. I'm ashamed of it. But now you're

During Equality’s first days in the Uncharted Forest, he starts to realize that perhaps there is more to life than the beliefs of the collective. The simple act of going into the Uncharted Forest was forbidden; however, Equality feels as though the forest is the place he is meant to be. While exploring the forest, Equality notes that “the trees parted before [him], calling [him] forward. The forest seemed to welcome [him]” (Rand 79). In this important part of the novella, Rand utilizes personification of trees to convey the idea that the forest is not as scary as the Council made it out to be. It is, in fact, quite the opposite as the trees welcomed Equality with open arms like a human would do when embracing a newcomer to a community.

Character development is vitally important in Anthem. As we watch Equality 7-2521 change from a state of guilt and unhappiness to a state of pride and self-worthiness, the process creates the bulk of the story elements. One of the most important instances that show how much Equality has changed occurs in Chapter 8. At the end of this chapter, Equality bursts into laughter after thinking about what has happened. Equality laughs when he remembers that he is the damned because he feels liberated, not ruined.

In order for a man to have a meaning in his life, He must face and overcome many conflicts. Equalities motivation is to be free in his society and to be different from everyone else. He has the right to be motivated because it's the way to express himself and show what he likes. Anthem is a story of a boys struggle to be free and fight the masses of conformity. Equality believes in curiosity and living a free life.

Thesis~ Ayn Rand conveys Individuality and self worth through her use of Diction, Imagery and Syntax to convey how it is important to be unique. Ayn Rand communicates individualism through her use of Diction, to convey the importance of being yourself. In “Anthem”, after Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000 leave their society to be free from the conformity, they find a home from the “Unmentionable times” and naturally start to explore. Eventually Equality 7-2521 finds a book and reads it, deciding that “[He is] done with the monster of ‘We’, the word of serfdom, of plunder, of misery, falsehood and shame”(59).

More and more, the question of whether individualism is better than socialism in society has been coming up more frequently. In her novel Anthem, Ayn Rand shows individualism through Equality 7-2521. She places Equality within a society where having a unique identity is forbidden. Throughout the story, Ayn Rand uses Equality to prove that being part of a community is equally as important as being an individual.

“Anthem” was written by Ayn Rand (A Russian-American novelist) and was published in 1938. Ayn Rand had a great understanding of her philosophies and had immense perspectives on issues. Reading the book and after finishing it one will learn that if they do not become an individual in society they will then become a victim of the brainwashed population. One would eventually become synchronized with peer actions/lifestyles instead of developing their own philosophies and thinking for their own well-being.

Both Ayn Rand and Ray Bradbury use the genre of science fiction to accurately portray an alternate dystopian world. The novels in which the characters live prohibit free thinking. In Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, the Council prohibits free thinking by making it a punishable offense. Also, it is shameful if you think about yourself rather than your brothers. For example, Equality 7-2521 has always had his own thoughts, even though he knew thew were illegal.

Imagine living life normally inside of your moderately-sized home and your wealth continuing to soar higher and higher. All of a sudden, that wealth, your home, and your life all come crashing down in one big event-- this event being the Russian Revolution. In the story Anthem by Ayn Rand, the narrator is depicted in first person major.

At the end of the novel, Equality sees nothing wrong with individuality and encourages it. He now even hates the word “we” since he believes that it was “the worship of the word ‘we’” (Rand 102) that brought his old society into submission. Equality also wishes to be called by an individual name, so he chooses the fitting name of Prometheus and gives the future mother of his children the name Gaea (Rand 99). The practices of his society, on the contrary, believe that everyone must be seen equally in each others eyes. There is no worse transgression than to “do or think alone” (Rand 17). While citizens under this government do have names by which they are addressed, they seem more like serial numbers than actual names (for example: Equality

Have you ever wondered what two different novels written at the same time are saying about society? Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in the United States. Anthem by Ayn Rand It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. By comparing Ayn Rand’s message concerning the individual in society in Anthem to John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men it is clear that they have very different views on how society should be, even though they were

Beginning with basically the first scene, Henry shows many signs of his id controlling him. He yells at his daughter, and seems to have a super-ego scene where he feels sorry for her, but he's simply doing it out of obligation. He is very negative and rude and only cares about himself. It's found out later that the court case he won, he did it unfairly. He's deep into an affair. He is begging for a reality check.

In order to please the master, the Governess makes it her mantra to carry out her agreement to in charge of Bly (a traditional male role and yet the Governess remarks, "Well, I was strangely at the helm!")without engaging him in any of the messy details. In order to please Miles, the Governess indulges his late-night wanderings and until he brings up the subject, does not pester him with questions about his expulsion from school. To please Peter Quint, the Governess makes herself available to him by strolling alone across the grounds. None of these attempts to fulfill these imagined desires fulfills the Governess, of course, because unity of self is not possible. There is no phallic presence at Bly and according to Lacan, none is forthcoming.

Conformity is a basic human characteristic that man spends a life time either fighting or accepting, but few can escape.  Parents, churches, schools, and communities teach that the path Peter Keating follows is the assured road to security and happiness.  Humans crave companionship and are willing to sacrifice their values, beliefs, and very souls for the satisfaction of superficial love.  Howard Roark demonstrates that true happiness comes from within, at the end of a wearisome road.  He confirms this ideal through exhaustible determination struggling from burdensome beginnings to almost unattainable goals without relenting to pressures from society.  This concept of