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Ayn Rand

Anthem

In Anthem, Rand examines a frightening future in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values. Equality 7–2521 lives in the dark ages of the future where all decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, and all traces of individualism have been wiped out. Despite such a restrictive environment, the spark of individual thought and freedom still burns in him — a passion which he has been taught to call sinful. In a purely egalitarian world, Equality 7–2521 dares to stand apart from the herd — to think and choose for himself, to discover electricity, and to love the woman of his choice. Now he has been marked for death for committing the ultimate sin…
63 printed pages
Copyright owner
Bookwire
Original publication
2017
Publication year
2017
Publisher
Jovian Press
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Quotes

  • unreachablehas quoted3 years ago
    I know not if this earth on which I stand is the core of the universe or if it is but a speck of dust lost in eternity. I know not and I care not. For I know what happiness is possible to me on earth. And my happiness needs no higher aim to vindicate it. My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose
  • tontchahas quoted4 years ago
    This god, this one word:

    "I."
  • tontchahas quoted4 years ago
    I am done with the monster of "We," the word of serfdom, of plunder, of misery, falsehood and shame.
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