Ayn Rand Institute Essays

Ayn Rand Ayn Rand was born February 2, 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Her real name is Alissa Zinov’yevna Rosenbaum. She changed her name to Ayn Rand after she arrived in America to protect her family. Her dad was Zinovy Rosenbaum, also known as Fronz. Her dad owned a pharmacy. Her mom was Anna Rosenbaum. Ayn’s mother saw herself as a smart person and liked to host parties and dinners. Ayn Rand had two younger sisters, Natalia known as Natasha and Eleanora known as Nora. Ayn taught herself to

Power is not evil, it is the user that makes it evil. Machiavelli, a controversial figure in political history left a legacy of brutal reality which disturbed many people. Niccolo Machiavelli’s, The Prince explores the groundbreaking ideas for a prince to secure the leading position in government and retain his power and leadership. Human nature combined with power has the possibility of becoming tragically destructive. However, that wreckage stems from the environment, and the actions displayed

The most worrisome problem in Fahrenheit 451 is the paucity of literature and critical thinking. Without critical thinking and literature, people in the society cannot think for themselves, or find new points of view or ideas. In Fahrenheit 451 everyone conforms to one idea. Nobody thinks for themselves, especially critically, and no one has different points of view, due to not reading books. In Fahrenheit critical thinking and literature is so bad you are thrown in jail and considered an outsider

Ayn Rand’s Anthem is the story of a man’s personal growth and quest for freedom from the rules and regulations in the society, which he lived. As the novel’s protagonist, Prometheus struggles to find meaning in his life and to understand his own unique nature. As he gains independence and freedom, Prometheus also discovers the beauty of his soul and the power of his mind. By the end of the novel, Prometheus has become a true man, proud, fearless, exuberant, and independent. He has also learned the

Kurt Vonnegut’s Sirens of Titan explores a plethora of insightful topics: Society, the universe, human existence, free will, morality, and ultimately, the existential conflicts that emerge when these aspects come into dissonance. In light of this, humanity tends to critically downplay its role in shaping society, inadvertently coming into conflict with the very structures it created in the name of government and order. Vonnegut's vivid descriptions of Malachi Constant’s interactions with his futuristic

mythology reveals a universal tendency to engage in collective violence against innocent scapegoats. Though much of Girard’s work contrasts with Objectivism, his hypothesis that a scapegoat mechanism underlies mythology is exemplified in Atlas Shrugged. Ayn Rand’s novel shows both real and mythical heroes being punished and misunderstood until, finally, Galt bucks the trend. John Galt is the realization of the heroic ideals that are obscured, punished, and subverted in mythology. Although many great individuals

this statement was one of many reasons behind the writing of Anthem. Ayn Rand, born in Russia, experienced the catastrophic effects of communism. Her immigration to America, where the government defended its citizens’ rights, revealed to her the benefits of freedom and capitalism. America’s threatening acceptance of and trend towards socialism and communism prompted her to defend her objectivist theory and the rights of man. Ayn Rand’s experience in Russia, later life in America, and strong belief

restrictions and laws—falsely propagates these ideals and unknowing citizens blindly accept them, ignoring their own aspirations. Through the main character, Prometheus, readers experience the suffocating nature of a society that enforces “total equality.” Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem explains, relates and propagates the negative effects of collectivism on man’s individuality. Rulers justify their collectivist society by appealing to the desire for equality. Exploiting the craving for fairness, power-hungry leaders

goals, to end conflict, to pursue peace, compromise has been utilized to agree on terms that equally benefit both parties. Ayn Rand, creator of Objectivism and author of the philosophical novel The Fountainhead, views compromise differently than its face value definition. Society says that compromise is generally a settlement of a dispute by both sides making concessions; Rand reaffirms this ideal, though only in situations with “regard to concretes, or particulars, implementing a mutually accepted

The Value of Life Looking back on my life and all the struggles I face on the daily, The Value of Life is learning how to get through certain situations that will make you a better person inside and out. Situations that’ll help you grow and be better, that’ll help you learn what the value of life really is. When you face difficulties, when you feel pain, when you lose a loved one, you learn to live past that situation which will make you a stronger individual that will give you a different aspect

In the Novel “The Grapes of Wrath”, written by John Steinbeck in 1939 near the end of the great depression, the injustices of poverty and homelessness presented against Tom Joad and his family, force Tom to keep his dignity and self-respect. While continuing to fight for his family in the overcrowded California Hoovervilles, and looking for jobs to survive the unfortunate circumstances laid out for Tom because of the dust bowl and the great depression, his decorum never slumps. This gloomy life forecast

Ayn Rand’s Anthem gives an interesting take on what a society without a sense of individualism would look like. The main character of this book, Equality 7-2521, struggles with his life when he wants to take off on his own path and express his personal ideas, however everyone else meets these ideas with anger and skepticism. Everyone has been persuaded to believe that everybody is equal and no one has the right to have individualised thoughts. Equality 7-2521’s thirst for knowledge helps him break

Equality-72521 in the book anthem and Lincoln 6 Echo in the movie the island are both “unconquered souls”. Although they went through different forms of dehumanization and live in different secluded societies. They remain to be the only individuals that question the society and their own existence. These characters are the only ones that are willing to defy their society in order to do what is right. They both grow into becoming independent and have a sense of self, which differs greatly with the

As dystopian novels, Anthem by Ayn Rand and Unwind by Neil Shusterman are bound to have similarities within their driving forces. Despite taking place in disparate societies, what links these two novels together is the concept of insubordination and resilliance. Within Anthem, the protagonist, Equality 7-2521, blindly walks through a post-modern, underlying oppressive society where individualism is bracketed off with evil or selfish ideas and commodities that led the previous world to crumble;

Ayn Rands novella, Anthem, displays the influence a collective society has on an individual while bringing attention to the flaws of a system where individualism is forbidden. The main character, Equality, exhibits freethinking and curiosity, which is dangerous in a community that strives for uniformity and passiveness. In Anthem, Equality’s assessment of his transgression is justified because the council used his “sin” to contain his desire to learn in order to maintain a balance in their collectivist

According to Ayn Rand, she is one of the few that thinks being independent in a society is better than being subservient. Anthem is not just a forceful indictment of collectivism. It is, first and foremost, a festivity of individualism — a “hymn to man’s individuality.” This is a quote by Ayn Rand. In this quote, you can understand that by this quote, she feels that being independent is much better than being dependent. She wants everyone to think for themselves and not worry about others. In this

Andrew Mee, Miranda Mee, Alexis Schifer Mrs. Hamm English III 6 April 2018 Why Are They Named After Legends? In the book Anthem, Ayn Rand uses the names Prometheus and Gaea to describe the characters Equality and Liberty. Prometheus and Gaea are both characters in greek myths and also have very predominant characteristics that relate to the characters from Anthem. Prometheus is widely interpreted as a leader of mankind. Gaea is broadly described as the mother of the universe and of all mankind.

“It is a sin to write this,” (Rand 1) said Equality 7-2521. In the story Anthem the main character, Equality, lived trapped in a world of equals and look-alikes, where writing and working alone was forbidden. To break through this curse of sameness Equality found alone time to start up a new invention that would help mankind greatly. It was the creation of electric light. Even though Equality was enhanced by his new invention of light this was not his primary motivation, suggesting that the want

The Anti-Knowledge Collective Society In the novella Anthem, by Ayn Rand, the society is set at an unspecified time period, made into a collective society to survive the dark, and unmentionable previous time period. “We loved the science of things.We wished to know. We wished to know about everything around us. We asked too many questions that the teacher forbid it”(Rand, 21). Anthem portrays a totalitarian world of the future where society is excluded from any means of knowledge, technology, and

There are many commonalities that can be found in literature, and this can be seen in Ayn Rand’s Anthem (a Russian novella written in the 1930s) and William Henley’s “Invictus” (a poem written in the 19th century.) The novella, Anthem, takes place in an authoritarian society where individual rights and freedom have been terminated. Equality, a street sweeper, is the antithesis of the others in the society; he does not want to follow the city’s rules. He is given the name “The Unconquered One” by