Joshua Leonard

This week of class was very interesting once again. We watched several films, read our first book, and had some class discussions. These three things provided me with a great deal of information on the 1975 FBI shooting at Pine Ridge and on Native American/American Indian myths and legends. In the films Incident at Oglala and Murder on a Reservation, I learned a great deal about the 1975 FBI shooting at Pine Ridge and have developed my own opinion about the incident. I learned that on June 26, 1975

Can you fathom a world where everything is peaceful and predetermined? The novella Anthem by Ayn Rand and the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury depict futures where everything is predetermined and violence, betrayal, and deception are virtually non-existent. In Anthem this dystopia puts humanity into a dark age, which halts evolution and progression. This digression of humanity is the result of Collectivist ideals as proposed throughout the novella, one instance is where Rand writes, “There is

The Book “Anthem” written Ayn Rand is the tale of a man with many names “Equality-7 2521” to “The Unconquered” to “Prometheus”. He is living in a dystopian world where individualism has been eradicated. Due to the dark times technological advancement and individualism brought, in what seems to be life after an apocalypse they have been limited those to a bare minimum. It took 50 years for the candle to be approved and the word “I” has been banned and punishable by death. In a society where they try

The ideology that liberty and freedom are accepted and necessary to obtain opportunity and human prosperity is individualism. While collectivism is the idea that an individual has no rights and belongs to a group or society. The author of this book is Ayn Rand. She was a Russian-born American novelist who successfully promoted individualism and produced works that fused fiction and philosophy. The title of this book is Anthem. In using this title,the author is asserting for man and his ego. Therefore

In the book Anthem, the color white is a symbol for innocence or lack of individuality of the citizens and also symbolizes death. This is because the color white often shows up at important parts of the plot to show the state of Equality 7-2521’s belief (or lack there of) in the society that he lives in. Anthem was written by a woman named Ayn Rand, who escaped communism and strongly believed in the importance of individuality. Her views show up in both the surface meaning and the symbolic meaning

Nowadays, individuality is perched on top of the highest pedestal. There's nothing that compares with the ability to stand apart from each other and no one dares take that away. But in Ayn Rand’s novella called Anthem, it is the complete opposite; there are numerous Councils who are in charge of everything for the people. Some of the things include, what jobs and what future people have and also they regulate intelligence and inventions. Equality 7-2521, later renamed Prometheus, is a member of this

Anthem: A Review Anthem written by Ayn Rand is a novella about Equality 7-2521 and the dystopian society he lives in. Everything is decided by a World Council and doing anything that makes you stand out is classified as crime, your individuality is seen as a great evil. It is a warning of how putting others in front of yourself is a great evil. So, after all 105 pages, how good was Anthem exactly? Plot (6/10): The plot of Anthem is quite simple, almost everything you have seen in a dystopian

To rule, a ruler needs control. It is the cornerstone of any society with a leader. The society Ayn Rand creates in Anthem is no exception. In Anthem, the rules in the society depicted by Rand exist for control, and were initially created for equality but spiraled out of control into a world built on collectivism and backward teachings. The society Prometheus, or Equality, envisions in the final chapters of the novella would never have any of the rules in his past society, as he realizes through

Virginia Woolf's essay "Death of the Moth" gave me an in depth look into how death is inevitable and how nature “dies” just like us. Death of the Moth” thoroughly describes how she sees a month trapped in a fragment of her window and is fighting for his life. The speaker seems willing to help the moth, but then further leans to the idea that the moth is trying to escape death. Witnessing the death of the moth, she feels that this is exactly what the “circle of life” entails. Despite the feeling of

In the dark ages many lack the intelligence of simple knowledge. The lack of knowledge leaves one without correct judgement. In the city of Anthem numerous of rules are proposed to serve “equality”. In such place one is contained in a mental state of obedience to what they believe is correct. Apparently the rules and regulations in the city of Anthem were to assure that no individual is more superior than another, yet achieve justice incorrectly. Words such as “I”, “him”, or even “her” were forbidden