Imagine a life where your thoughts and beliefs no longer show any sense of desire or feelings‚ as to where all forms of originality have been lost. All live under the idea of “one in all‚ all in one”(Rand‚ 19). Minds of the citizens of the Anthem society are formed to think‚ feel‚ speak as one; all equal and no individuality‚ all are one. One to think as an individual shall be shunned for the greater good. Rebellion of individuality‚ a form of evil of which none shall bare the pain‚ except for one
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The power and knowledge of individualism is lost in the novel Anthem and Ayn Rand does a good job showing us the downfalls and troubles the future might hold. The society that Equality 7-2521 lives in is harsh and believes only in collectivism instead of individualism. The main collective government figures are known as Council of Scholars and Council of Vocations who make the rules and strictly force each brother in the society to follow each rule. They are forced to be alike in every way and live
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“You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.” Oprah Winfrey often speaks about finding your own path and not allowing others to dictate your life. The story of Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ is the exact opposite of what Oprah stands for. Rand tells the story of a young man named Equality 7-2521‚ it being written from his point of view. Equality has shown to commit many “sins” throughout the course of his life. He feels as though what the council decides
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Anthem- Epilogue Maggie Bergmann We lay silently in our bed. We look at the blank white walls‚ the sleeping bodies‚ and the darkness. Everywhere. We wonder if this is all there is to life or what is being hidden. Certainly there must be something out there different from here‚ but we are forbidden to think of such things. Every night we close our eyes and we dream of places far away‚ places where we are happy always‚ and of places not so dark. We are forbidden to dream of such things.
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Risks Collectivism means that there is a group and together‚ but independence means that there is one person and one thought. Which one do you prefer? In the book‚ Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ there is no independence at first. The community all follow rules and they do not get to make any choices‚ but if they try to make a choice then they are punished. The main character‚ Equality follows the rules until he realizes that he wants to be creative and independent. He starts going to his own little tunnel
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No one did anything alone. Imagine living in a world where the everyone did the same exact thing everyday like clock work. In the novella‚ Anthem‚it took place in an unspecified future date. Mankind had entered what they call a “dark age”. The whole entire concept of individuality had been completely ruled out. Imagine living in a world like this. Living in a world like this would be
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In the book “Anthem” everyone is forced against their will in being equally alike; it is against the rules to be different. If you were to disobey the rules or refer to yourself as “I” you will be severely punished or put to death depending on the type of situation. For example‚ there was a man with gold hair and blue eyes that had his tongue torn out of his mouth and was being burned alive for speaking the unspeakable word. The unspeakable word is the word that equality 7-2521 is intrigued in discovering
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Ayn Rand was a Russian-born American novelist‚ philosopher‚ playwright‚ and screenwriter that wrote a book called "Anthem". This fiction book‚ Anthem‚ is about a 21 year old guy named Equality 7-2521‚ who lives in a restricted area full of limits. He isn’t suppose to write about anything‚ which he is in this story. He writes his story in a tunnel under the earth by a candlelight. He isn’t suppose to put himself first in any sort of way. He uses plural nouns such as "we‚ he‚ they" to describe himself
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