The novel Anthem by Ayn Rand tells the story of Equality 7-2521, an individual living in a communal society devoid of human individuality. In a future where there is no love, no science, and everyone is equal and of one entity, one man defies the group to be his own person. "I owe nothing to my bro...

Individualism vs. Collectivism "I shall choose friends among men, but neither slaves nor masters. And I shall choose only such as please me, and them I shall love and respect, but neither command nor obey. And we shall join our hands when we wish, or walk alone when we so desire." Equa...

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...

Imagine a world where the individual has been bottled up to the point that the word ¡°I¡± no longer exists. Think about being born in a life of slavery, having no freedom, no names, and no independence. There are no individuals; there is only the collective. This is the world of Anthem. Ay...

The True Importance of Individuality Ayn Rand's Anthem truthfully explores a consolidated collectivist society from which a man struggles to discover a way to escape the evasion and lies of this totalitarian government, while simultaneously trying to find the meaning of his own life as an ...

In order for a man to have meaning in his life, he must face and overcome many conflicts. Those who do not face these struggles are unable to realize what they are capable of. In Ayn Rand's novel Anthem, the main character Equality 7-2521 battles internal and external conflicts in order to di...

Military draft: To Go or Not To Go If they do indeed bring back the dreaded military draft me being me I try my best not to have to fight because the military draft just violates my rights as an American citizen. And why send someone over if they do not want fight? Question they have to answer, w...