Similarities Between Animal Farm And Anthem

Anthem by Ayn Rand and Animal Farm by George Orwell have many similarities as well as differences. Anthem is a dystopian novel featuring Equality, later renamed Prometheus, as the main character, and focuses on his journey to separate himself from the collectivist ideals of the society in which he lived. Animal Farm is an allegorical novel representing the Russian Revolution and Joseph Stalin's rise to power. One similarity is that in both novels, the group in power intend to create the perfect society, but it always ended in corruption and benefits given only to those in power. For example, the animals in Animal Farm drove out Mr. Jones in an attempt to bring equality and better treatment, but soon the pigs came into power, and they got

One contrast between the two is that where Animal Farm gives a depiction of an attempt at communism that didn't work out because it became corrupted, Anthem shows a future world based upon collectivist ideals, a world that seems to steer us onto a path of dislike for collectivism to prevent our society from becoming a collectivist one. Another difference is that Anthem focused on the importance of individualism and man's ego. In contrast, Animal Farm was more centered around the fact that communism cannot work because a power-hungry individual will corrupt the system, and no one would ever really be equal under it. A third example of a contrast between the two novels is that, in Anthem, Ayn Rand was straightforward in what she wanted to say. She didn't mince words; she expressed her dislike of collectivism through Prometheus's story, and the meaning could be gleaned from the story itself. Orwell, however, created a more in depth story that required the reader to dig a little deeper and to do some research to figure out the allegorical references and get a meaning deeper than just simply the story that he wrote. Another difference between the two is the setting of the two stories. Animal Farm is set in 20th century England, while Anthem is set in what used to be a big city (possibly New York City) at an unspecified, future date, 100 years after what we can assume was a Third World War. Lastly, one more difference between the two books is the disparity between the main characters. Prometheus is the rebel, the one who dared to go against the wishes of the government he lived under, whereas Napoleon is the one at the head of the corrupted system of government in Animal