Ayn Rand Essay

The Nature of Equality In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, nature is portrayed as a safe haven, and it is something that Equality can experience without thinking twice. Nature is an escape, a place to be you, a place to be unique. Everything in the society is sheltered and unknown, Equality describes nature in a different way than he described anything else in the book. There is a sense of relief, and it is like Equality lets his guard down and is free to be himself for a short amount of time as

In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand the story takes place in a setting where the main character and supposably the entire world for all they know lives in a city full of rules and controls. The book is about a society in where people don’t have their own names and where they go by numbers like the main character who’s name is Equality 7-2521. The book is also about the main character Equality 7-2521 and how he goes about finding essentially a battery that he has created and brings it to the world council

Throughout the story of “Anthem” by Ayn Rand, there was one character that sticks out to me throughout the entire story was the main character himself, Equality 7-2521. In the beginning of “Anthem”, Equality 7-2521 seemed to me in my opinion a depressed person, who seems like he has no opportunities in the world, as Equality 7-2521 mentions about the different sections of his city along with the laws of the Council of Vocations and how it would be a sin to go against their rules. Even though it seems

¨It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and put them down on a paper no others are to see¨ - Equality 7-2521 (17). This quote grabs the reader's attention right of the bat. The Anthem, written by Ayn Rand is about Equality 7-2521 who lives in a world where ¨I¨ does not exist. It is forbidden to think about something not everyone thinks. If not everyone knows of it, it does not exist. Mirrors do not exist. Only your brothers and sisters know what eachother look like

In Anthem, a novel by Ayn Rand, depicts a dystopian society where people are categorized into groups and everyone is opposed to individuality. The individuality of ,the main character, Equality 7-2521 and his intrusiveness made him seen as an outcast by society and the council, which is seen through the selection of themes, characterization, major conflicts, and point of view. The novel discusses themes such as freedom and science to show that Equality 7-2521 does not fit into the society created

and them I shall love and respect, but neither common nor obey. And we shall join our hands when we wish, or walk alone when we so desire”. In other words, Equality 7-2521 briefly outlines the theme of the novel. In this dystopian society that Ayn Rand portrays, individuality has been completely abolished from the language and aspects of daily life. Not to mention, directing oneself with “I” is intolerable as well. The outcome of using the word “I” is death because it's an unspeakable word, which

"We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, one, indivisible, and forever." (Rand 19) A golden value, held dear by the entirety of the society within Ayn Rand's novella, Anthem. A simple string of words with the almighty power to shape lives. A phrase repeated whenever temptation is felt. A silver promise lingering through the air at every waking moment, yet so easily broken by a single individual: Prometheus, who tore apart all he had ever known with a series of individualistic

University of the Philippines Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City, Pampanga Reflection Paper Anthem by: Ayn Rand Jemima Micah T. Sadsad 2012-20252 BS Business Management Submitted to: Sir Aoux Santos It’s a sin to not write this. For finishing this will allow me to acquire one fourth of my grade on the most-anticipated subject—A subject that is hard, yet easy; A subject able to be both loved and despised; A subject whose aim is to know thy self

“Anthem” – one of writing authors Ayn Rand’s most spectacular work to date, shows her at her most vicious, hungry, and ambitious reading personality, not only as a writer, but as a storyteller as well. The classic hit novel “Anthem” is the predecessor to Ayn Rands later books and storytelling works such as “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged”, often tackles controversial themes that are still prevalent within modern America today, such as Family & Love. The grandeur novel “Anthem” is a reflection

conflict with the law, Liberty 5-3000 follows. In the woods, instead of facing death as they had expected, they find joy and a life worth living. Literary Criticism: In the beginning of Anthem by Ayn Rand, whenever he spends his first few nights at the House of