Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in England. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age characterized by irrationality, collectivism, and socialistic thinking and economics. Technological advancement is now carefully planned (when it is allowed to occur at all) and the concept of individuality has been eliminated.
"I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my freedom. And the greatest o this is FREEDOM"
Geereejjashared an impression5 years ago
👍Worth reading
🎯Worthwhile
🚀Unputdownable
Made me appreciate 'I, me, my, mine'
Лёша Шаshared an impression7 years ago
👍Worth reading
🔮Hidden Depths
Отлично! Все совкодрочерам обязательно к прочтению, собственно, как и Атлант Расправил Плечи, того же автора
Quotes
Андрейhas quoted8 years ago
At first, man was enslaved by the gods. But he broke their chains. Then he was enslaved by the kings. But he broke their chains. He was enslaved by his birth, by his kin, by his race. But he broke their chains. He declared to all his brothers that a man has rights which neither god nor king nor other men can take away from him, no matter what their number, for his is the right of man, and there is no right on earth above this right. And he stood on the threshold of freedom for which the blood of the centuries behind him had been spilled.
Андрейhas quoted8 years ago
And now, sitting here in our tunnel, we wonder about these words. It is forbidden, not to be happy. For, as it has been explained to us, men are free and the earth belongs to them; and all things on earth belong to all men; and the will of all men together is good for all; and so all men must be happy
cool fellahas quoted9 years ago
I wished to know the meaning of things. I am the meaning