Anthem By Equality 7-2521
The main character, Equality 7-2521, in the book “Anthem”, introduces readers to the numerous rules and controls in their city. Refraining from the concept of self and individuality is a major rule that all members of the society must abide by. The famous dystopian fiction novella, “Anthem”, was originally written in the 1930’s about the adverse side of collectivism. Ayn Rand describes a futuristic society where pronouns such as “I” are to be unspoken. Equality 7-2521 refers to himself as “we” repetitively throughout the book to address himself as an individual. The authors usage of words such as “we” or “us” helps readers understand the idea of collectivism while slightly using imagery to show the togetherness of the society. Equality 7-2521
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This dark age, based solely on the word “we”, deprives individuals from independence and rules are implemented to make the society function as one body.Therefore, they are used to enslave its members, and keep them from being individuals who control their own lives. Each member is taught to submit to the laws created by their brothers as it is seemly for them to do so for the prosperity of their government. Equality 7-2521 describes how from the day one is born, to the day one may die, they learn and practice the sanctity of collectivism. The famous author, Ayn Rand once said, “Collectivism holds that the individual has no rights, that his life and work belong to the group, to ‘society,’ to the tribe, the state, the nation, and that the group may sacrifice him at its own whim to its own …show more content…
Contrary to all of the rules and controls that the government holds over members of the society, Equality 7-2521 longs for a world of self government and more than likely will refrain from the ways of his past. He writes, “For the coming of that day shall I fight, I and my sons and my chosen friends. For the freedom of Man. For his rights. For his life. For his honor.” Equality 7-2521 hopes to break the chains that enslave them to the corrupt world of collectivism. “To be free, a man must be free from his brother. That is
This dark age, based solely on the word “we”, deprives individuals from independence and rules are implemented to make the society function as one body.Therefore, they are used to enslave its members, and keep them from being individuals who control their own lives. Each member is taught to submit to the laws created by their brothers as it is seemly for them to do so for the prosperity of their government. Equality 7-2521 describes how from the day one is born, to the day one may die, they learn and practice the sanctity of collectivism. The famous author, Ayn Rand once said, “Collectivism holds that the individual has no rights, that his life and work belong to the group, to ‘society,’ to the tribe, the state, the nation, and that the group may sacrifice him at its own whim to its own …show more content…
Contrary to all of the rules and controls that the government holds over members of the society, Equality 7-2521 longs for a world of self government and more than likely will refrain from the ways of his past. He writes, “For the coming of that day shall I fight, I and my sons and my chosen friends. For the freedom of Man. For his rights. For his life. For his honor.” Equality 7-2521 hopes to break the chains that enslave them to the corrupt world of collectivism. “To be free, a man must be free from his brother. That is