Anthem by Ayn Rand essay

In Anthem by Ayn Rand the concept of Objectivism is shown well through out the book. It starts right at the beginning when Equality 7-2521 talks about how it is a sin to be writing. He talks about how it is a sin to do things that don’t involve others. He talks about how he is committing a crime by writing and only he can ever see what he writes. This shows how the people live in a slave state and aren’t allowed to think for themselves or they will be punished. It also shows that they aren’t allowed to have their own personality because they are given their names. They are told how intelligent they are allowed to be and are given a job which the council of vocations decides for them. Equality 7-2521 wanted to be a scientist but accepts that he accepts the fact that they have chosen a street sweeper to be his job. The people in this society accept collectivism because it is all they know, nobody has ever thought for themselves. If the people in this society have to serve a p...