He only realized his potential when he began to detach himself from the collective and look and think like an individual. It actively portrays collectivism as a burden that subdues and eventually destroys humans, that individuals should only be responsible to others only by choice and through their consent.Įquality 7-2521 was unhappy and struggled to utilize his intellect productively because of the dictatorial collectivism of the state that repressed the individual. However, it has many other underlying themes that readers and critics can appreciate without controversy themes such as the power of language, idealism, and disillusionment, among other themes.Īnthem strongly portrays that true power lies in the individual and that the individual is the paramount end to every value, as opposed to being the means to an end. Ayn Rand being a controversial and beloved figure herself did not fail to elicit the same feelings in her readers.Īnthem by Ayn Rand is a controversial book because of its major theme of individualism. Anthem is a novella that showcased its author’s creativity as well as philosophy.
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