Anthem by Ayn Rand

Anthem

“We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great We. One, indivisible and forever.” The book, Anthem by Ayn Rand, demonstrates the affects of a society which has adapted such views. The story is set in a primitive future that exploits oppression, communism, and preaches for the public good. Individualism had been completely lost and the word “I” is unknown. The protagonist is the first person who dared to be an individual. He tried to gain knowledge that had been denied to him, he dared to love the women of his choice, and he spoke the unspeakable word, “I.”
What brought society to this state of being? Man had always been evoked by personal freedom. Man escaped the domination of mythical gods, then kings and noblemen, and of class and race. Just as Man could reflect on what great freedom he had wo...