Summary Of Anthem By Ayn Rand
Imagine a life where your thoughts and beliefs no longer show any sense of desire or feelings, as to where all forms of originality have been lost. All live under the idea of “one in all, all in one”(Rand, 19). Minds of the citizens of the Anthem society are formed to think, feel, speak as one; all equal and no individuality, all are one. One to think as an individual shall be shunned for the greater good. Rebellion of individuality, a form of evil of which none shall bare the pain, except for one. In a society where everything is controlled and it is forbidden to think of yourself as “I,” eventually results in one person that had the courage to stand up for his beliefs. This person is Equality; he realized that the society he lives in is dreadful and everyone is being deprived of lives of their own. Everyone in this city criticizes the people that break the system. It’s as if it is a crime to want to be different, but Equality didn’t care. Even though he was breaking laws he felt somewhat free and happy. It’s crazy how people just judge others based on their beliefs, they don’t actually take the time to understand why people think a certain way which is why Equality said “And suddenly, for the first time this day, we remembered that we are the Damned. We remembered it, and we laughed”(Rand, 80).
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To be an outcast is a sin in their eyes but in yours it’s a way of life. People are categorized by gender and job specialty, there is no diversity in this society. It is crazy to think that one can’t be accepted for who they are, but because of this it made Equality realize the truth of his society. Being called the Damned didn’t stop Equality from being who he was, it only made him realize that he is better than everyone else in his society because he wants to live a life of his own and he isn’t the Damned one, nor has he ever been and he found it funny that his society believes he
To be an outcast is a sin in their eyes but in yours it’s a way of life. People are categorized by gender and job specialty, there is no diversity in this society. It is crazy to think that one can’t be accepted for who they are, but because of this it made Equality realize the truth of his society. Being called the Damned didn’t stop Equality from being who he was, it only made him realize that he is better than everyone else in his society because he wants to live a life of his own and he isn’t the Damned one, nor has he ever been and he found it funny that his society believes he