Analysis of Poem: This poem is specifically about the death of a soldier and the notification of that death to his family. This is the reality of war. The word "anthem" has a few different meanings‚ the one that seems to be the most pertinent to this poem is: an unusually rousing popular song that typifies or is identified with a particular subculture‚ movement‚ or point of view. Soldiers of WWI would definitely identify with this poem; no one else (i.e. civilians) could understand everything that
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believe whatever I want to believe and allows me to walk out those beliefs without restraint. Veterans alive or fallen have fought for these privileges and fought for our rights and our freedoms to explore all of these liberties. In our national anthem‚ it says “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” We live freely in this land because of the brave souls that fought for it. There are a multitude of veterans everywhere and in many families‚ they deserve our gratitude and respect because
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when Equality left the society he lived in and traveled into the forest‚ up into the mountains. In the mountains Equality found an abandoned house‚ and inside there was a book and while reading the book he realised he is an individual not a whole like the society he was living in thought ( Anthem Pg 78-105). When Equality left society he sacrificed everything he had‚ but he did this because he knew he was different and was tired of living by the strict rules that must be followed. If equality did
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Ayn Rand’s novella‚ Anthem‚ displays a dystopian and totalitarian society that is in opposition to individualism. As shown in Anthem and many other real and fictionalized totalitarian societies‚ children live apart from their families. Why? Because dictatorial leaders enforce this living arrangement among the kinsfolk. Dictators often will enforce families living apart from each other. In some cases‚ this happens mainly because dictators don’t want parents to feed their children information about
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Anthem to Dead Youth What passing bells for you who die in herds? - Only the monstrous anger of the guns! - Only the stuttering rifles’ rattled words Can patter out your hasty orisons No chants for you‚ nor balms‚ nor wreaths‚ nor bells‚ Nor any voice of mourning‚ save the choirs‚ And long-drawn sighs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for you from sad shires. What candles may we hold to speed you all? Not in the hands of boys‚ but in their eyes Shall shine the holy lights of long
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Ayn Rand‚ created Anthem based on the concept of every man should be akin to one another. There can’t be any individualism‚ they have to accept and undertake whatever the council say‚ and believe whatever they tell them. On pg. 19 it stated‚ “ the World Council is the body of all truth.” People in Anthem don’t think for themselves‚ but are being manipulated by the World Council. To start‚ there isn’t much going on in this society. The latest inventions are candles and glass‚ which is because the
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Anthem Comparative essay Ayan Rand in the book‚ Anthem explains how our world would be in a dystopian manner. Rand support her explanation by describing about who is equality and what choices did he do to change this society. The author purpose is to point out that we have to ourselves so that we do not let anyone force us to act in a certain way. The author writes in an informal tone for prospective readers This Knowledge in Anthem is unnecessary because it gives you individuality. In this
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Does everyone have “ego”? In Anthem the citizens of the city grew up not knowing of this word‚ and in turn its power. They were taught to be a whole‚ rounded up like tagged mules‚ doing assigned work blatantly. In the song “Drones” by Rise Against‚ the lyrics‚“The drones all slave away‚ they’re working overtime. They serve a faceless queen‚ they never question why. Disciples of a God‚ that neither lives nor breathes (I won’t come back!). But we have bills to pay; yeah we have mouths to feed! (I won’t
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of Venezuela is the counterpart of Anthem: plagued with corruption‚ oppression‚ and authoritarian rulers. From the article on Venezuela’s horrendous woes‚ many components are equivalent to the society of Anthem by Ayn Rand. President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and the World Council of the novel ardently strive for authoritarian power‚ and they would authorize any action to maintain this status. In the novella‚ it presented the top officials obstructing Equality 7-2521’s distinctive philosophy by
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In Anthem‚ this is the type of society in which everyone lives. However‚ the character Equality 7-2521 breaks the societal norm‚ and he eventually pursues the lifestyle Ayn Rand‚ the author‚ believed. She once wrote‚ “Happiness is a state of non-contradictory joy — a joy without penalty or guilt‚ a joy that does not clash with any of your values and does not work for your own destruction‚ not the joy of escaping from your mind‚ but of using your mind’s fullest
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