Ayn Rand

In Anthem, a novel written by Ayn Rand, the citizens in the cities are burdened with many rules and controls, but the rules play a big part in their city. Their city strives to have equality and these rules and controls are what bring it to the citizens. The government is specific as to what all citizens are allowed to do and what they are not allowed to do. The main character, Equality 7-2521, struggles with the rules and controls and feels it would be better if the city was not equal, but fair

In the novel, Anthem by Ayn Rand, it conveys a deep understanding of collectivism. The citizens do not have a voice and freedom, they stay in a tiny bubble in which they can not escape from. The main character Liberty, is different than any other girls by her looks and her thoughts. She is fearless, curious, and determined. Liberty symbolizes change, in the society that does not accept individualism and relies on collectivism. Without Liberty, Equality would not have the courage to explore more of

Collectivist Society What are characteristics of a collectivist society? Is collectivism seeping into our society today? These are the questions that pop into mind while reading the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand. In the speech “The Soul of a Collectivist” from the novel The Fountainhead also by Ayn Rand and the novel Anthem a collectivist society is portrayed by a totalitarian government forcing the ideals of total equality and unitedness onto the men and women of this society through manipulation. In

Anthem: A Review Anthem written by Ayn Rand is a novella about Equality 7-2521 and the dystopian society he lives in. Everything is decided by a World Council and doing anything that makes you stand out is classified as crime, your individuality is seen as a great evil. It is a warning of how putting others in front of yourself is a great evil. So, after all 105 pages, how good was Anthem exactly? Plot (6/10): The plot of Anthem is quite simple, almost everything you have seen in a dystopian

nature of science and technology and the conditions for technological progress and how do events of the story establish that view? What would life be like if we didn’t have electricity? What about flushing toilets? How about cars? In Anthem, author Ayn Rand explores the idea of a future world in which technology has moved backwards instead of forwards and citizens are blind and in the dark. In most dystopian worlds that authors create, society is as advanced, if not more advanced, than today. This unique

In the book “Anthem” by Ayn Rand, there are a lot of rules and controls that they have in their society. In order to keep a clean and organized society they need to have those rules and controls. Why do these rules exist? What is their purpose? And will Equality have these rules in his society? Equality is making his own society and needs to discover whether he is going to have rules or not. Equality is making a new society and I do not think he would want all those rules and controls in his own

report it to any men” (Ayn rand 33). That shows that equality 7-2521 has hope that the subway tunnel will be useful enough that he will do

Ayn Rand believes that when a character is exposed to emotional feelings, the mind is confused, jeopardizing individualism. Another character in the story, named Toohey, goes again Ayn Rand’s beliefs for individualism. Toohey is in control of the weak in the Fountainhead as he is the propagandist of emotional values, such as selflessness

Ayn Rand’s purpose of writing The Fountainhead was to implore the reader to do and think for oneself. Throughout the novel, Ayn Rand portrays the horrors of living for others and leeching off other people’s ideas. She shows such horrors through characters such as Ellsworth Toohey, a manipulative journalist working for the Wynand Papers, and Peter Keating, Ayn Rand’s prime example of a “second-hander.” She also shows the beneficial outcome of living as an individual through a character named Howard

Philosophers have debated for centuries the question “Are humans are selfish or selfless?” There are two main arguments for debating human nature, ethical egoists and ethical altruists. Ethical egoists believe that “even though we can act in others’ interests because we are concerned for others, we ought always to act in our own interest” (Solomon et al 2012 p. 460). Ethical altruists believe quite the opposite; ethical altruism is the belief that “people ought to act with each other’s interests