The story, "Anthem" by Ayn Rand is based on her strong views of individualism. Her opinions concerning the nature of man and daily life are quite clear and appear in various areas of the story. The author uses one character, Prometheus, in particular to point out the wrongs in society. The people of the world in the story are extreme collectivists, and did absolutely everything as a group, not allowing any individual activity. Prometheus, though …showed first 75 words of 694 total…

…showed last 75 words of 694 total…he did not feel any guilt for his alleged wrong doings. Once he escaped from the society and was living independently he was able to understand much more about himself. He gained this knowledge from reading writings of the unmentionable times. He was now fully cognizant of the situation, seeing things from a different perspective. Individualism is for the more responsible and brave, while the weak choose collectivism and altruism, because they depend on others.