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This 3 page paper relates the belief that Ayn Rand’s story Anthem challenges the perceived benefits of a collectivist society. Rand suggests that this type of regression is necessary because of the level at which man becomes ingrained and “swallowed up” by the collective identity and the underlying reasons why personal identity is dependent on the very primitive nature of man’s earliest interactions without interdependence.
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of the level at which man becomes ingrained and "swallowed up" by the collective identity and the underlying reasons why personal identity is dependent on the very primitive nature of
mans earliest interactions without interdependence. Rand introduces the story through the diary and narration of Equality 7-2521, a young man, and allows this character to reflect upon his own views
of society as a kind of "baseline" from which the reader understands the collective. Though the collective society was initially created to produce the best outcomes for the most
people, Rand suggests that the kind of collectivism that was common in pre-Cold War Russia and in Communist countries inherently fosters a negation of personal importance. Comparisons, then, between
Rands society and the directions of the World Council, and Communist societies in the modern world are what make the perspectives presented both timely politically valid. Rand takes the collectivist
society to an extreme. Each person is controlled from their conception (at the Palace of Mating) to old age (at the Home for the Useless). In order to
reduce dissent and control the interests of the individual, the World Council produces propaganda that supports the collective identity and actions that benefit the collective, rather than individual thoughts.
The needs of the society come before the needs of the individual, and Rand even suggests that this collective identity would support suicide in order to reduce the number of
people who are not contributing to the collective. "If you are not needed by your brother men, there is no reason for you to burden the earth
with your bodies." Because the societal expectations are defined by the collective identity and leadership is absolute, individual decision-making does not occur, and citizens are compliant with the directions of
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