1 Anthem is a depiction of the Ayn Rand's view on collectivism, and introduces us to the ideals of objectivism. The protagonist of the novel, Prometheus is born into a society which worships the word "we," and in which the individual is crushed and his identity erased by the great...

Existential vacuum refers to meaninglessness of life that comes from having no purpose and living a life with no destination in mind. Victor Frankl was the first person to bring forth or rather to highlight this vacuum though it has and had been discussed in various ways by others as well. Prominen...

A sceptre is haunting Europe, the spectre of communism," Marx said in the introduction of the powerful and controversial Communist Manifesto. Just as the years after the Industrial Revolution were strongly influenced by increasing power of socialism and communism, so were the characters and society ...

A Breakthrough in Reality Many observations on life or a variety of human conditions are expressed throughout this novel, Anthem, by Ayn Rand, has many meaningful themes. One major theme that is effective throughout the novel is done and expressed by one man, with the concept of ego. This man,...