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Sophie Goldberg Mr. Terzis Block 6 AP Lang & Composition November 10, 2014 Ayn Rand, in her 1938 novella “Anthem”, depicts a young man living in a future in which people have lost all knowledge of individualism. Rand creates an underlying warning throughout to those who believe that collectivist societies can ever be successful. She believes that losing sight of individuality will lead to the destruction of all progress. Through a tone of collectivism without individualism, Rand attempts to place

Anthem by Ayn Rand is a dystopian novel written in the 1930’s. The novel displays a society that confines the human mind and body. The rights humans are restricted to what the government believes is fit. The characters are ruled by collectivism and communist. Communism is the belief that the government should own everything. Collectivism is the belief of a superior group that controls society. Rand reveals the nature of the main character’s society and the values of the main character, Equality 7-2521

Anthem Essay Topic #1 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

Imagine a world where every aspect of your life is controlled. Everything from your job to your house is regulated for you. This is known as a dystopia. In a dystopia, the government controls citizens’ lives to constitute a false image of a perfect society. The world in Ayn Rand’s Anthem closely resembles a dystopia. Anthem is a story about a person’s experience being a rebel in a collectivist society. This person, known as Equality 7-2521, broke the rules of his society to realize himself as an

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. The young narrator named Equality 7-2521 battles internal and external conflicts

“The laws say that none among men may be alone, ever and at any time, for this is the great transgression and the root of all evil. But we have broken many laws.” Anthem is a science fiction novella by Ayn Rand which takes place in the future and has a collectivist society. The novel revolves around Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000, and the rules and controls of The Great Rebirth, similar to another Dark Age. Their rules are detailed and have Equality 7-2521 and his society incredibly restricted

Equality 7-2521, the protagonist of the novella Anthem, writes in a journal his individual ideas in an egalitarian world that doesn’t allow men to be alone. At the start of the novel, Equality writes the phrase, “It is a sin to write this” because the laws of his society have imprinted the idea of individualism as wrong (Rand 17). At the end of the story however, he says that writing was the first of his representative crimes that led him to gain knowledge of his true self and considers it a blessing

Love is powerful, bringing both joy and harm. Romeo and Juliet are two unlucky lovers that had to see the dangerous side of love. Two children from opposing families fall madly and irrationally in love. They run away, but Juliet is supposed to marry Paris. The plot is to escape by pretending Juliet is dead by using a potion, reviving her, and running away but the plan doesn't work and they kill themselves because they can't live without one another. In this play the setting plays an important role

“What brought it to pass? What disaster took their reason away from men? What whip lashed them in shame and submission? The worship of the word we.” is what Equality 7-2521 thought of on page 102. What Equality 7-2521 describes of is what Ayn Rand calls collectivism, which is production for use and that a person’s own job ignores their aims, desires, and happiness. Early in the story, Equality 7-2521 shows he has a desire to become one of the few people who are chosen to live in the House of Scholars

“Anthem” is an engrossing novel by Ayn Rand focusing on the character Equality 7-2521’s descent into rebellion against the new socialistic government that has taken all previous scientific advancement out of life, only to leave the ideology of collectivism. His quest to discover, learn, and invent is problematic for those that oversee the progress of the civilization, and from roughly around the age of five, he is punished for his nature. Soon enough, the twenty-one year old is on a journey to learn