Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in and first published in 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 for example, the use of the word "I" is punishable by death. Summary by Wikipedia 1 hr 51 min. Never forget the power of I 5 stars FreedomFighter Great book on rediscovering the power of the individual. An anti-socialism and anti-communism masterpiece that shows the fallacy of thinking you have no power other than that the establishment gives you.
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Stream audiobook and download chapters. Audiobook downloads. Search by: Title, Author or Keyword. By: Ayn Rand The title 'Anthem' is derived as an anthem to sense of self and self-governing thoughts. Anthem is a story of Equality who is a young man living in some unspecified future time and place. In this future era freedom and individual rights have been eradicated. The starring character of the novel is an inquisitive street cleaner. He lives in a society where people have lost their knowledge of individualism, to the extreme that people do not know words like 'I' or 'mine'. All the people live and work for their livelihood in collective groups, along with the people with power, namely the 'Councils'. There are many types of councils namely the Council of Vocations, Council of Scholars etc.
Mankind has entered another dark age as a result of what Rand saw as the weaknesses of 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. Sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company. Read more Read less. Get Audible Premium Plus Free.
Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in and first published in 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. Plot summary: Equality , writing in a tunnel under the earth, later revealed to be an ancient subway tunnel, explains his background, the society around him, and his emigration. His exclusive use of plural pronouns "we", "our", "they" to refer to himself and others tells a tale of complete socialization and governmental control.
