Anthem Reflection

“What is not thought by all men cannot be true” (Rand 73). In the novella, Anthem by Ayn Rand, it is believed that all men must correspond each other. For instance, all men must have the same ideas and beliefs. If one man believes something that other men don’t, then he is “cursed” and he shall never think the way he did ever again. Of course, new ideas are not tolerated, especially from Street Sweepers. For example, Equality 7-2521 daringly showed their leaders the discovery of a lifetime; the box that held new detections that no one had heard of. However, sense this community is built in a way that excludes any new ideas (from men who didn’t attend the Home of the Scholars) Equality 7- 2521 box was turned down. Thus, the society of this novella is built upon collectivism.

Human’s in our world today are taught to be individuals. As people in our society develop they become unique and different from every person. Furthermore, everyone has a voice and we as individuals can speak our opinions and beliefs. In addition, our community includes different races, ethnicities, and beliefs which allows us to develop a diverse world and a better society. In addition, everyone is outgoing and they strive to be their best so that their
community can continue to build. To wrap up, our nation strives for everyone to be different because without our differences, our society wouldn’t contain such great ideas for our future to be.

Although it may seem that both our society today and Anthems seem very different, I can assure you that they are quite similar.
In fact, both communities have people who are labeled into groups. For example, in today’s society citizens are labeled by their race, ethnicity, and even their beliefs. Likewise, there are men/ woman who are grouped in the novella as well. For instance, Liberty 5-3000 and Union 5-3992 are two groups of citizens that are categorized. Moreover, Equality 7-2521 is another group of men who are not just labeled with words and numbers, but they are also labeled as the “cursed” ones because they are exceptionally smarter than any other man. In brief, both societies classify their citizens into groups and then label
them.

In summary, the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand and our nation today have similar, but different societies at the same time. The world today embodies individualism, thus citizens are meant to take their own path and they are encouraged to be different. Then, Anthem signifies collectivism, so men and woman are required to think in the same way. Their society recognizes that men are nothing, but mankind is everything . Despite these differences, both humanities contain specific labels that are placed upon men and woman in order to categorize them into groups. In the end, both societies have their similarities and their differences, but