“We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, one, indivisible, and forever.” Anthem is a novella by Ayn Rand, an author who is famous for writing about the idea of collectivism. In this novella, Rand uses a completely different form and style compared to her other books. Anthem does not have a plot. However, if there were to be a climax in this story, it would be the moment the main character, Prometheus, discovers the word “I”. The last two chapters following this climax are said to be “the actual anthem”, in which Rand delivers her philosophy of Objectivism. Prometheus stated in the last chapter of Anthem that he understood “why the best in me had been my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.” When reading this, two questions came into mind. What is exactly was “the best” in Prometheus? Why did his society think that this was sinful? To find out what Prometheus’ “sin” was, it is necessary to know more about the main character and the society around him. Teachers and leaders have pointed to the main character, Equal...
"We are one in all and all in one. There is no man but only the great 'we', one, indivisible, and forever."
In Anthem, a collectivist dictatorship keeps its members subjugated by using force and constant indoctrination. The hero of Anthem, Prometheus, struggles with the ideals of the collectivist society because his values are not in accord with them. Ultimately, Prometheus is able to free himself from collectivism by understanding the falseness of its premise.
In the movie Hercules Prometheus decided to make man stand upright as gods did and to give them fire. Prometheus loved man more than Olympians, who had banished most of his family to Tartarus. So when Zeus decreed that man must present a portion of each animal they scarified to the gods prometheus decided to trick Zeus. I like what Prometheus did to save the human race. I think that he did the same as Abraham Lincoln did to help the slaves by freeing them.
In Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, all men are bound to one another by a collectivist, allencompassing
I believe that all professional athletes should stand for the national anthem. They should be required to do this out of respect for the men and women who sacrifice everything in order to protect them.
Throughout the novella, Anthem, Ayn Rand shows her philosophy of Objectivism that you should become self-centered and think only for yourself. She shows this through the transfer from ‘we’ and ‘I’ in Equality's thoughts. She showed in the beginning of the novella, that being one man may cause less rebellions and trouble, but being one causes a lot of suffering to yourself. In the end of the novella, being yourself gives yourself happiness, even if everyone else is suffering. Rand wants us to become selfish and think only for ourselves because it
“I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my freedom. And the greatest of these is freedom” (95). The main character of Anthem, Equality 7-2521 (Equality), lives in a society that believes in totalitarian government, and no freedom. Thus, the plot of Anthem unravels, Equality versus the society. Through the novella, Equality finds himself increasingly critical of the government and eventually denounces them in moral terms. Rand’s short essay How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society and Anthem prove that Equality has every right to denounce society.
At the end of Anthem by Ayn Rand, Prometheus understands he is different than all other humans, which is a sin in his society, but is actually acceptable. Even when Prometheus was young, he was different, “This is a great sin, to be born with a head which is too quick.” (p21.) Not only was he physically different, by holding himself up and having eyes different than their bothers as expressed by Gaea on page 44, but he is also mentally different. He feels so much more than fear; he is curious, smart, and almost everything his brothers are not. He acted on his affection for Gaea when her name was Liberty back in their society. When Prometheus said, ““You are beautiful, Liberty 5-3000,”” (42.) it was shocking because this society scorned upon individual thought. It was against rules to believe something others did not, and it was unheard of that someone would actually saying something like this to another. Prometheus’s curiosity led him to explore the Uncharted Forest a place that people are forbidden to enter. In the tunnel he found, he rediscovered electricity. “We put a piece of co...
When the destructive proclamation went out, however, Prometheus alone objected to Zeus' heartless proposal. He saw in man a spark of divine promise that even the gods might envy, and in order to save the human race, he willingly and courageously committed a crime: he brought fire down from heaven and taught the mortals how to use it. Furthermore, he tutored them in practical arts, applied sciences and philosophy, so that he might edify, ennoble and empower them.
Can you imagine if you served your country, and our citizens don't show any respect to the country? Many people have been protesting the flag and the country. They are doing this by kneeling during the National Anthem, turning their back to the flag and sitting or not participating in the Anthem. These athletes and people need to understand where there are living and that they need to respect the Flag,soldiers and the country because the United States might start setting some rules that you have to respect our country or you leave. Also this creates drama across the world which is not good. Instantly, people think because this is a free country they aren't forced to do anything. However, soldiers choose to serve for our country so we can have a safe
“Jesus. I will call myself Jesus and make a promise to man that I will never forsake them and will always speak on their behalf to help continue the future of mortals.”
People across the nation are kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racism. They believe that if they kneel during the national anthem, it shows they won’t stand for these acts in their country. If they want to get something done they should try protesting in the inner cities where the problems happen, not during the anthem, so people don’t receive the message as disrespect.
“We know well that there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone.” (Rand 1). Anthem is a dystopian novel published by Ayn Rand in 1938. The novel is centered around the character Equality 7-2521, a man trapped in a collectivist society, who chose to take the risk of defying the strict government in his city in order to fulfill his entire potential. Throughout the novel the reader observes that this society tries to sell total equality, but instead strategically degrades those who are unique in an attempt to essentially enslave the inhabitants of the city and deprive individuals of joy, but in the society Equality wishes to create for himself and others he wants to put an end to these absurd rules and create a place where individuals
Anthem is the song of a world ending and another one beginning. The transgressions performed have led to a new society where old rules have been broken and lost while others have stayed and thrived throughout the new world. Uniformity has been broken and has morphed the new rules.
Prometheus, the hero in the novel, Anthem, has struggled to free himself from the collectivist world that he lives in. His victory was possible by breaking a lot of the rules. He realized from the beginning that he wasn't like all the other children at the home of the infants and at the home of the students. When he became a street sweeper, he was so sad. He wanted to progress and become smarter at the home of the scholars, but since he was different he was not sent there. Prometheus knows he is different. It is made aware to him in the home of the infants. It is stated in the book Anthem, "... and of all the children that year, we were locked in the cellar most often." Everything about him was different, he was too tall, and too smart and everything he thought was different. He was made an outcast by this collectivist society because he was different and in a collective world everyone is supposed to be the same and work for their brothers and follow all the rules. When he was in the home of the students he really tried to fit in but it didn't work. His teachers knew he acted differently because he asked too many questions. Sometimes he fooled his teachers, but even then he was still an outcast because of his appearance. Ayn Rand wrote, "We are six feet tall, and this is a burden, for there are not many men who are six feet tall." Prometheus breaks rules from the beginning of his life in the home of the infants he fought with his brothers and in the home of the students he was too smart. He wondered things so he asked a lot of questions and that was forbidden. When Prometheus found the tunnel he must have known that was a sin because International 4-8818 told him that, "It is forbidden." Before he could have not known what he was doing then realized after. The first sentence of the book Anthem is, "It is a sin to write this." His whole life is a