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    What is the process to individualism? In the book Anthem the story is based around a collectivist society. This society is built around the sake of mankind as a whole and not the individual. Many different laws are in place to enforce this collectivism. In this society Equality 7-2521 who strays off the beaten path and strives for his individualism. The process that Equality went through to become his individual is that he defied the oppressive laws‚ he started to see himself as his own person‚ and

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    Sins and Transgressions to Success and Progress In Ayn Rand’s Anthem‚ the main character is brought up into a society where individualism is never an option. In secret‚ this character broke these laws and constantly made what was called “transgressions” to the book’s authority figures. Near the books closing he states “Why the best in me had been my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.” Prometheus has came to understand that he was different and that his sins gave

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    temptation of the serpent‚ showed greed‚ and wanted to be more like God‚ so they ate the fruit‚ in order to become like God. When compared in depth‚ the protagonist of the creation story‚ Adam‚ and the street sweeper‚ Equality 7-2521‚ of Ayn Rand’s Anthem are condemned men‚ whose stories are very similar‚ save one key difference. These two men were condemned for the exact same reason: they let their greed overpower every other feeling they had. ““You will certainly not die‚” the serpent said to the

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    In the book‚ Anthem‚ by Ayn Rand‚ the main character‚ Equality‚ is a selfish person. He created the light against the rules because he wanted to impress the council and boast on his intelligence. Ayn Rand’s philosophy was that there wasn’t such a thing as altruism. Rand was very objective and didn’t believe in people wanting to put others before themselves. Equality’s personality and his decisions clearly showed the author’s beliefs. Yes‚ Equality was selfish‚ but he had a right to feel this way

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    Jenna Sunderland In the final chapter of Anthem‚ Prometheus‚ also known as Equality‚ writes that he now understands “why the best in me had my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.”(pp 98) He now can come to terms with his height and his mind‚ how he has been blessed with these “sins” and through his journey can finally distinguish the faults and conservatism of his society. Equality 7-2521: a label; a stamp; the only form of identification that is allowed in

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    In her novella Anthem‚ Ayn Rand describes a futuristic society in which the concept of self‚ even the pronoun “I”‚ has been eliminated. Members of this society are expected to submit to a barrage of rules. Ostensibly‚ these rules are set in place to help the society function as a unit; in reality‚ they serve only to subjugate its members‚ to keep them downtrodden and unable to resist their circumstances. From the time they are children‚ these people learn the holiness of “we”—that the only good

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    The dystopian society that is depicted in Ayn Rand’s Anthem is all about selfishness. The Great WE runs the world. It is the way of life. Even through the dark cloud that is WE at least one I shines through. This light is Equality 7-2521. He is the individualism in this society. He is the first domino in the chain of individualistic life. Equality 7-2521 is absorbed in his own learning. He wants to better his knowledge. Equality is selfish and invested in his own betterment. His brothers would

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    Wilfred Owen -Anthem for Doomed Youth 1) How is the savage brutality of war reflected in images of death in this poem? Wilfred Owen shows the brutality of war in the poem using a variety of techniques. As evident in “monstrous anger of the guns” indicates guns were firing as if they had a strong dangerous anger in them killing many soldiers. As well as that Owen also uses emotive language by including alliteration. He wrote “stuttering rifles rapid rattle”‚ this phrase uses alliteration

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    In Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem‚ takes place in a dystopian society where every man lives for mankind‚ not for himself. Equality has always challenged the rules of the society. He writes down what he is feeling‚ what he has discovered‚ and what has happened that day. In this society it is considered a sin to do these things. However‚ Equality believes that his actions are not to be considered sins. Equality’s eventual assessment of his sin is correct because by the end of the book he has more experience

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    Samuel Krejci“It was not that the learning was too hard for us. It was that the learning was too easy. This is a great sin‚ to be born with a head which is too quick” (Rand 21). Anthem‚ a story of dystopian literature‚ is about a man named Equality 7-2521. He is faced with many social difficulties‚ like being stronger‚ taller‚ and much smarter than all of his “brothers” in their collectivist society. But his hardest challenge throughout the story is that his entire society doesn’t want him to learn

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