Dystopian Government In Ayn Rand's Anthem

The main character of Anthem, Equality 7-2521, lives in a society that abides by the rules of collectivism. As in “we” never “I”, Equality had to think as a collective group, the greater good for all men. Yet Equality 7-2521 was always different. He had higher intelligence and a better understanding of how things were and how things should be. Throughout Anthem as the story builds, Equality realized that there was something not right in the world. The author, Ayn Rand, writes about Equality’s struggles against the collective as he learns the importance of individualism.

The rules were put in place for one very specific reason: to keep all of the citizens in government control. Fear in the government is instilled in the citizens starting at a young age through the many laws and rules reducing the amount of people that rebel against the government. The citizens are forced to conform or they are punished in the “Palace of Corrective Detention”, in other words, prison. When Equality 7-2521 discovered an underground subway tunnel, he learned how to control “the power of the sky” and created lights. He was caught walking to his tunnel and was brought to the prison. People were put in prison for simply walking. This shows that the government might be afraid of losing their power and everything the citizens do is

We often think that this world has a lot of cruel rules, but when it comes to Anthem by Ayn Rand, you get to realize that it’s far worse. There are plenty of strict and harsh rules for men in Anthem. To name just a few of them, the Council of Vocations select your job whether you like it or not. Not being able of who you want to have children with. The rules and controls in the book that Equality 7-2521, the narrator, states, should be different and less harsh and cruel.

Anthem by Ayn Rand is a narrative about a young man, named Equality 7-2521, who lives in a collectivist society. This book is about the personal journey of Equality 7-2521 in a future version of our society. In this novel, the reader reads about an environment in which everyone is considered as one, meaning that no one is meant to be an individual. Each person in this society is assigned a certain job to benefit their “brothers” and is expected to follow a certain order throughout their lifetime. Helping their fellow members is also an important rule to their society because it promotes the concept of selflessness. Anthem by Ayn Rand portrays three different themes that the reader acknowledges; selflessness, order, and equality.

Anthem is a novella that portrays a depiction of a possible future for humanity. Rand, who understood the quickness of social change due to her experience in the Russian Revolution, sets up a society where advancements are suppressed. She does this to illustrate just how much society would have to regress to exist as a collective society. The first example of the suppression is the historical inventions noticed in Anthem that have been forgotten by humanity.

What is a collectivist society, and how does it affect the citizens living within it? Ayn Rand faced many hardships growing up in Russia, including transitions from a monarchy to a collectivist government. This type of government prioritizes what is best for the well-being of the society as a whole and expects all citizens to do the same. . During this time, her father’s business, their only source of income, was taken from them by the government. She later moved to the United States, where she was able to pursue her passion for writing.

Anthem, the novel by Ayn Rand portrays a distant dystopia of the future in which a collectivist dictatorship is in place and the word I has vanished. It is in this stark, bleak, landscape devoid of personality or preference in which our hero Equality- 72521( or Prometheus) must live in . Though he struggles to be be himself in a society that demands blind obedience and intense pressure to obey and conform . He nonetheless finds victory through not giving up his passion, his values, or his independence.

Being “yourself” would be the biggest sin in the world of Anthem, a book by Ayn Rand, where one citizen, Equality-72521, lives as not one, but among many. By not learning the word “I” at any time in your life, including birth. Equality, however, found a spot currently unknown, and decided to do a crime worthy of death. He hid there every night, and learned all he could secretly for years. He goes to great lengths to learn much no other person really knew, such as electricity, and didn’t tell anyone else about the light bulb as to make sure he could keep on learning, and in the end risked his life to protect what he learned, independently, so he could change who he was and what he knew.

A captivating novelette in which a man’s priority is to serve only for his brothers, Ayn Rand’s Anthem illustrates a society that has suffered the ghastly consequences of collectivism. She depicts an oppressive culture in which the word “I” is unheard of and men belong to the collective “We.” Men’s lives are determined through the Council of Vocations, a group that maintains a powerful dictatorship by subjugating the public from the beginning of their lives. The idea that “If you are not needed by your brother men, there is no reason for you to burden the earth with your bodies” (Chapter 1) has been forced into average mindset of the vehemently maintained society. In contrast, Rand mocks the totalitarian civilization through the main

Would you like it if the government had complete control of you? For example, the government might tell you who you aloud to interact with, or they could tell you what job that you have to go to every single day, and where you are allowed to live. The government should not have the right to control an individual because a person knows what's best for them, such as who they from relationships with, what they do for a living and what their lifestyle looks like.

War-torn societies, families broken apart, and many people’s individualism taken away. A pattern most people in today's modern society are used to. A character in Ayn Rand’s novel, Anthem, Equality 7-2125 is also quite familiar with this pattern. In this novel Society has stripped down of all individualism. The novel focuses on the main character, Equality 7-2125 and his journey navigating not only himself, but the closest ones to him back to the idea of individualism.

“My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose” (Rand, 95). Anthem is written by American author Ayn Rand about Equality 7-2521 on his quest for happiness. The novel is set in an unspecified time and place in the future. Years after human civilization has gone through a deconstruction in which all knowledge was lost and a new society established with no concept of the individual. “The novel describes the efforts of the main character, Equality 7-2521, to reestablish a sense of personal identity and restore the knowledge of the past by objective scientific inquiry. In doing so, he must face many dangers and privations” (Anthem). Anthem is a dairy of the Equality

Mankind has grown to become very intelligent. The more intelligent a man is, the more difficult is it to control him. Somehow, the society in Anthem have found a way to control the minds and bodies of mankind. Anthem portrays a young man named Equality 7-2521 who tries to live in such a damaged and controlled society. This is how the leaders in Anthem had the ability to control mankind. ¬¬

Imagine a society where saying the word “I” was unheard of. Where you weren’t aloud to have a relationship with anyone. Imagine growing up without a family, or feelings at all. These are just some of the rules in ANTHEM’s society. Anthem is a novel written by Ayn Rand. Rand created a dystopian society with many rules, that differ from common culture today. The characters grow up in a subculture that has many rules to restrain the community into being uniform, in every way. Equality, the main character, differs from his brothers and sisters, not only is he taller, but he has feelings, and is smarter that most of his brothers. Eventually Equality aspires to make his own society, he will most likely try to differ from the rules of Anthem as much as he can while still maintaining order.

The 22nd century was known for the dystopian societies. One dystopian society story that caught my interest was anthem. Anthem is a story by Ayn Rand , This story is about a guy named Equality-2521 . Equality lives in a dystopian society where he is controlled and he can only live until he’s 45 years old and he can only live for his brothers. In the society there is no such thing as being yourself there is no such thing as using the word “I”. This society is run by a council this council is made up of three men and two women . This dystopian Society goes to school until 15 and then they get assigned jobs and names ,Equality is different from all his other brothers equality is taller and smarter. Equality is