Depiction Of A Possible Future In Anthem, By Ayn Rand

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In the story of Anthem, Ayn Rand intended the book to be a depiction of a possible future for multiple reasons, even though it doesn't make sense of how it could be a possible future. Like how the word “I” has been removed from the entire language and is a sin as well as an illegal word to even say. Rand wants people to see in the story how it would be if the whole world was basically taken over by collectivism and to show a world that bans forms of individualism. Rand showed many examples in the book of how Anthem is a depiction of a possible future. To begin, in the Society of Equality “ In the Home of Infants; the children were born not knowing who their parents are. The author represents a possible future of life filled with individuality …show more content…

Another example shown is, if anyone says the word “i” the “punishment of the unspeakable word is death”( Rand 49). This shows collectivism and individualism because the punishment shows collectivism if they say the unspeakable word. Furthermore, the book shows a lot of euphemisms like “wagons not pulled by horses and lights burned without flame.”(Rand 19) These don't just happen in life today and can not happen, so this does not express the individuality of now and a depiction of a possible future. The World of Anthem is definitely a depiction of a possible future. The author clearly intends to make this book a depiction of a possible future. For example, the author gives everyone a “Life Mandate”. Which is a job that people have for the rest of their life, unlike people today who are able to do what they want to grow up and do or achieve. Another example is, there are specific homes for certain age groups called “Home of Infants which is all the children of the city and live there until they are 5 years old, Home of students is where the kids go after the home of infants and are there until 15 years old, and the Home of Sweet Sweepers is where you go after your 15 years old and is when you get your life mandate to work and eat” (Rand

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