Affectively
While reading Anthem I felt quite intrigued, yet hollow. Ayn Rand gave characteristics to her characters that resembled robots. They had no emotions, nothing that made them stick out from anyone else in the city except for the actions of Equality 7-2521 and The Golden One. I believe that Rand wrote this book to display the effects of when someone in power is given too much power and we (citizens) in turn are brainwashed and end up destructing our own identity. I believe that our own government, media, and celebrities have the ability to destroy people’s identity. They have a way of manipulating our thoughts, opinions, values, and morals by what they say, how they dress, what they sing, and what they express. In turn, it is our own choice on whether or not we follow their ways or stand up for everything we believe in. This, of course, is my take on Rand’s message of Anthem, but there are many different ways you can look at this novella.
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