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The Effect of Collectivism on Individuals, as seen in Anthem There are many societal ideals that influence individual behaviour. In our society, these may include peace, freedom and equity. In Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, the ideals that influence the protagonist are collectivism, equality, unity, liberty and harmony, as seen in the naming of the characters. These ideals are the reason Equality 7-2521 describes himself as a sinner and a criminal; they affect how he views himself. A societal

In the story of the Fountainhead, a brilliant young architect, named Howard Roark, is expelled form his prestigious architecture school. He does this by his refusal of following the school’s traditions that are considered outdated. His unordinary actions begin to convey some of the unique themes used in the novel. Henry Cameron is a discredited architect from New York whom Howard Roark goes to work for due to the admiration he has for Henry Cameron after he is expelled from his school. Howard Roark’s

In the book, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, Ellsworth Toohey has a very strong impact on the architectural career of Howard Roark. Toohey and Roark are extremely different, some people would say they are polar opposite characters. But one thing they do have in common is that they do not like one each other. For example, from the first time Toohey saw Roark (on pg 263) he felt very threatened by him, “ ...his eyes went back to the man with the orange hair. He looked at the man as he looked occasionally

In Anthem by Ayn Rand, the people in the society live under many strict rules that cannot be broken. These rules aren’t all a bad thing, but when almost everything other than the essentials needed to live is outlawed, it gets in the way of the people’s life. Rules are great for providing guidelines on how to live a good life and be safe, but these rules are taken much too far. When Equality goes on to live a new life outside of the society with the Golden One, I think he would keep some of the rules

Originality is a hard trait to maintain, it can change due to the expectations of the public causing people to change their trait. This can cause a person to lose their originality and influences them in a bad manner. Ayn Rand challenged this ideology and through her novels, she proved that individuality is a better philosophy. Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead is an attack on collectivism, an entity overpowering creativity and individualism. Howard Roark is first used by Ayn Rand to defy the rationality

Anthem, by Ayn Rand has a major theme of oppression, a problem throughout human history. In the book everybody in the society are extreme followers and take the Councils rules of laws as absolute truth. (The counsel is a small group of people who oversees that the rules are enforced). All civilians seem to follow these rules with little acceptation they do this voluntarily not by force. In the book those few who brake tyrants council, who preach extreme communism, meaning that not one person matters

It is not a sin to write this, yet in Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, it very much so would be. Human curiosity and individualism are outlawed, and anything done is done for the communal good, the collective, the great WE. Collectivism is thoroughly denounced throughout the book as a boy named Equality is brought up in such a society and slowly has revelations about the corruption and overall terror he and his brothers have unknowingly been involved with their entire lives. People have a natural impulse

Anthem and The Maze Runner are both dystopian society based books that teens like to read because they can relate to them and they like how twisted they are. The book “Anthem” by Ayn Rand is a dystopian society in which everything is controlled. There are different levels of society, and the council of vocation chooses the job that will best suite you and the community. The city in the book goes by many strict rules and most have a punishment for breaking them, but there in only one law punishable

In the book Anthem, there are many sins, as well as transgressions. There is a transgression of preference, of being alone, of thinking alone, of writing, and even of disobedience. In this essay, I will talk about why I feel this society is corrupt as well as how I believe Equality 7-2521 has come to the same conclusion and why he doesn't care about his transgressions. I will also talk about how I think Equality 7-2521 realizes the importance of the written word. And lastly, I will talk about how

FROM PARAGRAPH 2 Prominent from the very beginning of the novel, Roark’s relationships with others and his own obstinate conduct in individualism, make him easily identifiable as Rand’s depiction of a perfect man. In his interactions, he impeccably balances between Rand’s ideals of not being concerned with man in any primary manner (81), and still keeping the value of human life (49), by loving only those with self sufficient egos (636). With Steve Mallory, Roark chose Mallory to be his sculptor