The Role Of Social Classes In Ayn Rand's Anthem

In the novella, Anthem by Ayn Rand, the Council of Scholars believe that having the society and community as one whole instead of it being where the people are treated as individuals, is the best choice for all of the people. It is a sin if someone thinks about being alone and if you have thoughts or actions that go against the choice of being one whole. They worship the laws that say none among men may be alone, ever and at any time.

Don't smile! Don't grow taller than your brothers! Don't look at the female gender! All of these rules were forced upon Equality 7-2521. This society that Ayn Rand created in the book “Anthem”, focuses on equality for everyone. The society goes to extreme measures to obtain and equal society. In the book Equality, the main character, was born with a curse of being different than his brothers, he was fascinated with knowledge, and enjoyed to discover new elements and inventions. All of these things are unacceptable in his society. Throughout, the book equality learns what individuality means, with the discovery of the word I. With this knowledge he destroys the word we, this allows him to become free from his old society. Therefore, because of Equality's new belief of individuality he will create his own society that will revolve around the idea of everyone being individual.

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

The entire book of anthem was of Ayn Rand's theories of how the world should be and her hero equality. But it is all opinion and should be taken with a grain of salt. In the end it is for you to judge if it is right but it is for you to choose your own

In the beginning of The Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, the main protagonist, Equality 7-2521 states, “It is a sin to write this.” What the word “this” was referring to was the story itself. However, the book ends with Equality 7-2521 completely flipping his opinion around and believing the total opposite of his actions in the beginning. His final conclusion is accurate because individuality is extremely essential to a healthy society, forcing humans to live a robotic lifestyle and compressing their feelings isn't acceptable, and writing is a profound way of expressing original thoughts. Throughout the novel, Equality 7-2521 solves the mysteries that lie in life and educates himself

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.

In the present society where being overwhelmed by peer pressure is common, Anthem by Ayn Rand can serve as a guide to expressing yourself to high school students. The novella portrays the challenges faced by today’s high schoolers through its exploration of individualism. High school students should read Anthem so they can learn to embrace being themselves, have a sense of freedom, and be self-determined as they learn how to navigate the world around them. Anthem occurs in a dystopian society where everyone has to be the same and not express themselves as they are. In high school, this can happen the same way too when students feel pressure to fit in with the other students around them.

Having choices is a prominent part of our lives. Preference can change the course of our lives, no matter how big or small the choice is. In Ayn Rand's Anthem, she gives a glimpse into what it might look like if everything was already planned out from the start. In this dystopian society, one of the worst sins is the “Transgression of Preference”. The elimination of one's option to like something over another greatly influences how the society functions.

Do people change in different scenarios with different people to fit in or to make them like one another? The answer is yes; without even realizing, everybody changes their actions or views for others’ benefit. Prometheus, which is the name change of Equality 7-254 in the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, states that using the word “We” caused modern society to collapse because the word “We” is used to control the collective society over individuals. “We” undermine individuality to maintain control of the society. Being free in society is an issue because they are all “brothers” and nobody is an individual person because they are all one.

There has always been a slight anxiety, a slight fear, of being alone or standing alone. Students rarely want to admit to having an answer different from the rest of their classmates; some people do not want to go somewhere and do something by themselves. Notably, with more shy or anxious people, they will often stick around someone they know, so they will not be alone in the crowd. Although that company might help them make it through those nerve-wracking moments, when is the right time for them to walk alone? Should a person ever walk alone? In Ayn Rand’s Anthem, Equality’s internal conflict of conformity versus individuality plays a role that Equality needs to overcome in order to complete their quest for freedom which helps create

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. ¬¬

that refuses to recognize the individual’s worth, a communist society. Liberty 5-3000 is shown as an lovestruck, rebellious, and breathtaking woman who takes part in helping Equality violate the rules of the strangling society. Liberty is like the beautiful untouched rose in between dull daisies who is just waiting to be looked at. So when she finally gets discovered by Equality magic stirs in the air and Liberty proves her name.

Ayn Rand's Anthem shows us her view of our world united under what seems to be communist rule. For example their view of right and wrong; which Anthem portrays is a system of very strict rules which mainly make sure that everyone is involved in a collective role within the society in this system no one is considered an individual or that they can even think as an individual.

brought them for a civilization where the word ?I? did not exist to a world

Vision a lifestyle where one perceives it as a sin to comprehend data more efficiently than of one’s peers; a felony to long for things that others do not wish upon. Where floods of white tunics and austere minds obliterate the Earth. A colony built upon leaders who asphyxiate anyone from infatuation of any object or significant being; moreover, a world suffocating in collectivism. Through exasperated transcription, Anthem brings about such a community; nevertheless, a world of black and white. Ayn Rand does not overemphasize the effects of totalitarianism, but amplifies it so that it is more effortless for one to enlighten he or she’s notion on the particular proposal. First, by analyzation of “Equality 7-2521”, and