In the book Anthem‚ written by Ayn Rand‚ Equality 7-2521 had never seen his physical appearance. He was surprised seeing such a strong individual staring at him. One day after escaping into the woods‚ he finally met himself at a flowing stream and gained new confidence. This was an essential part to the theme of "Anthem." This shows how Equality finally found himself as an "I" in order to help others see themselves as an "I." This is an important part of "Anthem" since it reveals Equality 7-2521’s
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In all actions and thoughts‚ Howard Roark never relinquishes his integrity: the central‚ guiding component of his life that Rand stresses is of utmost importance for any moral life. Roark maintains this integrity in the face of numerous challenges in his career that attempt to force him to compromise the guiding principle of his work: his soul. Culminating in the dynamiting of the Cortlandt building‚ Roark behaves utterly selfishly‚ nonetheless. From an objectivist standpoint‚ this is functional
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Originality‚ is the ability to think independently and creatively. In the book anthem the character Equality 7-2521 faces many toils in his collectivistic society. Ever since Equality 7-2521 was born he has been more physically and mentally different than his brothers‚ but his collectivistic society has taught him that to be different is a sin. He tries to suppress his curiosity and transgressions but to no avail. Equality’s character traits such as individuality‚ intelligence and‚ compassion make
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In the book anthem‚ I agree with the quote “To be free ‚ a man must be free of all his brothers” . All men have a mind of their own. They all have different emotions and opinions. Equality has taught him that him and his brothers are one. In his society he is expected to be with his brothers and try to be more superior. His brothers teach him that if they weren’t alive he wouldn’t be either. The quote‚ “We strive to be like all our brother men‚ for all men must be alike.”(Chapter 1 paragraph 7)‚
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Ayn Rand‚ author of the novel Anthem‚ had the philosophical view of both a Romantic and a Realist. She states‚ "I am Romantic in the sense that I present men as they ought to be. I am a Realist in the sense that I place them here and now and on this earth." This quote implies that she portrays man in an idealistic sense‚ but she places her characters in a realistic world. Emigrating from the her home country of Russia into America‚ Rand was initially exposed to a somewhat technologically backwards
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the same way‚ but Equality decided that he was better than that and decided to go against the status quo everyone else was under. Equality 7-2521’s development as a character throughout Anthem can be seen as a progressive move towards the distinctive way of thinking he discovers and presents in the chapters of Anthem. It’s an egoistic way of thinking‚ because it asserts that the only goal of any individual human being should be to pursue his own happiness‚ and not to subordinate his happiness to the
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Nazis when in 1939 starter a war‚ because they wanted to take away freedom from some people and exterminated. In the book Anthem we can see how the leaders of the society tried to take freedom away from people by not letting them choose by their own‚ taking away their thinking‚ destroying their minds by occulting the truth which is why you have freedom. The leaders in anthem focus on taking away freedom from the humanity‚ no just by force but with something more powerful and it was to change the
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“To be free‚ a man must be free of his brothers.” (Chapter 12‚ Paragraph 15) Equality has always wondered what is it like to be free of his brothers‚ he now knows what it is like…. Equality doesn’t agree with what all is going on in his society and feels he needs to leave. He is disappointed in what the Scholars say to him “You shall be burned at the stake‚”(Chapter 7‚ Paragraph 27) so he runs away. Runs away from the entire society. Runs into the uncharted forest and leaves everything he owns or
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It’s like they let depression hit them right in the butt. If people would just be more motivated I feel like the world would be a happier place. In Anthem‚ they weren’t allowed to have feelings. They weren’t allowed to be motivated. And that is one boring‚ depressing life. “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men‚ but one the great WE‚ One‚ indivisible and forever.” (Chapter one left side
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successful. He also includes the many stories of people who have lived a prosperous life but have found it to be less rewarding than they expected. Portraying the same outlook of the disadvantaged reigning supreme over the advantaged is the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand. This novel follows main character Equality 7-2521 who realizes he’s quite a bit different from his fellow peers and must deal with the consequences of not being as his name suggests equal to them. Those who at first hold disadvantages in
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