Imagine a world where individuality is a sin and men are bred like cattle. Prometheus, the protagonist of Ayn Rand's novella, Anthem, rebelled against the directives of his society. In a time where individualism was punishable by death, and men lived only for the good of their brothers, Prometheus challenged the traditions of anonymity and obsolescence that were the ways of his people.
             In the wake of unimaginable catastrophe, the dawn of new race of man began- a race infected with the sickness of fear. In this society, "I" was the ultimate sin, forbidden in both speech and action. The only purpose of existence was the great "We", and Brotherhood of men was the only way of life. From birth, citizens have no input as to their upbringing. Each person spends five years in the Home of the Infants, ten years in the Home of Students, after which the Council of Vocations assigns him or her a lifelong career. Prometheus, then referred to as Equality 7-2521, was different from his fellow students at a young age. He was ostracized by those in charge for growing over six feet tall and for being overly proficient in his school lessons. Ultimately, Prometheus was given the occupation of a street sweeper. This angered him a great deal, as he had a longing to be in the World Council of Scholars.
             The World Council of Scholars embodies one of the chief evils of collectivism- the inability of the government to reach conclusions and take action on the behalf of the society it governs. The Council had manipulated the populace into an unvarying and shapeless system, which operated only around the horror that so consumed them. This horror is what kept men silent against the tyrannical reformation with which they were faced. Men, fearful of the consequences of voicing their opinions abandoned all sense-of-self. This idea is evident in the procedures of the World Council of Scholars. In order to gain endorsement of a technologica...