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In the philosophical novel The Fountainhead, the architect Howard Roark, the supposed maltreated paragon of human potential, delivers a powerful message in an unequivocal tone glorifying the power of the creator. He persuades others to believe in the strength of individuality in a speech during the Cortlandt trial to an uncompromising jury. Roark’s speech serves to declare his position towards the great creators, his abhorrence towards second-handers, and his perceptions of societal influence on

Equality 7-2521 Many people blame their hardships, poverty, or unhappiness on external conditions. These conditions can be comprised of one’s family, class, race, society, or culture in which one is born. However, Equality 7-2521 from the book titled, “Anthem” by Ayn Rand is a prime example of one who is against this settled view of man. Unlike the others of that totalitarian society, Equality 7-2521 is very contrasting. This extraordinary man makes wishes - which is a sin in their society - and

Freeing Equality in Anthem The world of Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem is futuristic and depicts a way of living that is not fit for most individuals. The community is very austere and strict with the way the members that belong to it live. The main character in the novel, Equality, is different from the other people in his community. He feels the need to escape the harsh world of the collectivist dictatorship. This quality is not shared by anyone else except for Liberty, his crush at the time. Equality

I think that in the book Anthem the character Equality has a motivation and Iand I think that he is motivated because he wants to know about the great rebirth and that he needs to find that out so he tries to make experiments and keep them secret until the coast is clear basically but then they freak out at him. I think maybe that In the book Anthem where the world is like an enclosed container and you are stuck there for life. Equality 7-2521 he is the odd one out he breaks the rules for his

The Effect of Collectivism on Individuals, as seen in Anthem There are many societal ideals that influence individual behaviour. In our society, these may include peace, freedom and equity. In Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, the ideals that influence the protagonist are collectivism, equality, unity, liberty and harmony, as seen in the naming of the characters. These ideals are the reason Equality 7-2521 describes himself as a sinner and a criminal; they affect how he views himself. A societal

In the story of the Fountainhead, a brilliant young architect, named Howard Roark, is expelled form his prestigious architecture school. He does this by his refusal of following the school’s traditions that are considered outdated. His unordinary actions begin to convey some of the unique themes used in the novel. Henry Cameron is a discredited architect from New York whom Howard Roark goes to work for due to the admiration he has for Henry Cameron after he is expelled from his school. Howard Roark’s

In the book, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, Ellsworth Toohey has a very strong impact on the architectural career of Howard Roark. Toohey and Roark are extremely different, some people would say they are polar opposite characters. But one thing they do have in common is that they do not like one each other. For example, from the first time Toohey saw Roark (on pg 263) he felt very threatened by him, “ ...his eyes went back to the man with the orange hair. He looked at the man as he looked occasionally

In Anthem by Ayn Rand, the people in the society live under many strict rules that cannot be broken. These rules aren’t all a bad thing, but when almost everything other than the essentials needed to live is outlawed, it gets in the way of the people’s life. Rules are great for providing guidelines on how to live a good life and be safe, but these rules are taken much too far. When Equality goes on to live a new life outside of the society with the Golden One, I think he would keep some of the rules

Originality is a hard trait to maintain, it can change due to the expectations of the public causing people to change their trait. This can cause a person to lose their originality and influences them in a bad manner. Ayn Rand challenged this ideology and through her novels, she proved that individuality is a better philosophy. Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead is an attack on collectivism, an entity overpowering creativity and individualism. Howard Roark is first used by Ayn Rand to defy the rationality

Anthem, by Ayn Rand has a major theme of oppression, a problem throughout human history. In the book everybody in the society are extreme followers and take the Councils rules of laws as absolute truth. (The counsel is a small group of people who oversees that the rules are enforced). All civilians seem to follow these rules with little acceptation they do this voluntarily not by force. In the book those few who brake tyrants council, who preach extreme communism, meaning that not one person matters