Analysis of Ayn Rand´s Novel: Anthem

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Anthem is a book about a society that is ruled by few and has very limited individualism and freedom of self-expression. The society is split into ‘jobs’ that designate what each person will do the whole rest of their life. According to the group you are designated to be in that will be the only people you will communicate with for the rest of your life. This means the community lacks in social skills and communication throughout groups. This shows that the leaders of the communities have supreme control over the community and organize everything in the order that supports their interests and themselves best. Speaking to other people out of a persons work force was not allowed so equality had to stand out to try new things. First, he discovers electricity and what it can do because he wanted to change the community and how it worked so he ventured out to find something new. Next, he shows the scholars of the community because he wanted to change the community into a new community with his discovery of electricity. The community in the book does not know of any modern technology and they should not unless they want to. The secrets of earth are not for all the men in the community as Prometheus states, but those who seek the mysteries of the earth deserve to learn of their mystical features. Equality discovers electricity because he ventures out to change the community because he wants to be different and because he wants to prove to the scholars that he has the ability to be part of their group. Equality is one the first in his community to venture out and be different ever since birth. Equality has always looked and acted different leading himself into a more individualized approach on society than the conventional group outloo... ... middle of paper ... ...rself even though others can help you succeed. Equality proves this by venturing by himself and accomplishing his goals and then still be able to work together with the Golden One to do things as a group as we do in the world today. In conclusion, those who try new things will have the ability to succeed rather than those who sit around and fail without trying. Equality expresses the theme of this book by showing that when you go try new things and express your opinion good things will happen if you have good intentions. Equality discovers electricity and when he show the group of scholars he is denied the use of electricity throughout the community. Equality takes his opinions and designs o make his own society that is based on oneself. In my opinion the world is a combination of both of these societies and this is how the world has accomplished what it has today.

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