Analysis Of Anthem By Ayn Rand

In February of 1905, Ayn Rand was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, during an emergence of powerful socialist rebellions. For years her homeland was tarnished by civil war, corruption, and a constant struggle for a stable government worth trusting. Power was eventually grasped by “The Bolsheviks”, a communist group, one of many, led by Vladimir Lenin. Communism promotes a “planned society”, an utopia if it be. French collectivist, Jean-jacques Rousseau argued, “a society cannot be truly democratic unless its citizens possess substantially similar values, convictions, and degrees of wealth”. Rousseau defines a communist society, as one that is equal in, wealth, and success, therefore individual pursuit would then prevent progression. Rand rejected her government's policies and fled the country, later on developing her philosophical view of objectivism. The events in Russia played a vital

After finding a new life in America at the age of 21, the same age as Equality 7-2521 throughout the novel, she directed her attention towards Hollywood where she could express herself in many forms. Rand knew she would not succeed in a communist country that prohibits free thinking, as Equality 7-2521 knew that he was unfit to be under totalitarian control. The events in Russia directly influence Rand's, “philosophy for living on earth”; objectivism. Objectivism is an opposing theory to Communism, proposed by Rand herself. It politically supports capitalism, culturally influences scientific advancements and industrial progression. Rand believed in the pursuit of individual happiness, self-interest, and value. What better country than the land of the free and the home of the brave? The totalitarian society in Anthem is Rand's interpretation of a society structured by a collectivist and community ideals where the individual is just a number in the masses. Freedom is justified by