The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists is the dictionary definition of purpose. Everyday of our lives people look to find the purpose of the activities that they complete. Authors share their perspectives on life with their literature. A reader’s interpretation of the purpose of a writing can vary to the prior knowledge of a topic. The point that a writer tries to get across can say a lot about their political views. You can find these views by taking notes on how the characters act and interact or the style of the writing. Ayn Rand uses a simple writing style to push her points through. In the novella Anthem, Ayn Rand's shows the purpose in her writing by explaining how individuality leads to progress in the future.
The author's purpose for writing the novella Anthem, is that individuality soulfully creates progress. In the beginning of the story, Equality 7-2521 holds to the same level of minimal learning as all of his inferior brothers. Every day, the government makes the citizens say, “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever,” (19). The act of this society, repeating every day that they are all so equal ingrains in all the citizens’ minds that they are exactly the same. This discourages individual growth, Equality uses this growth to create
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Ayn Rand creates statements throughout the story that show unified causes. The protagonist Equality learns more information from his own experiments than when he learns with the rest of a class. Equality embraced his own unique features that led to greater purpose in his life. Around the world, individuals create new technology when they find their own purpose. Everyone travels in their own direction, but where that leads them, can only be determined by their own