Anthem

Crisp.. amazing. Loved the new perspective.

I first read this for a high school lit class. Fabulous intro into Objectivism.

This short story has some similarities to Orwell's '1984'. Both are dystopias and visions of a totalitarian future based on existing trends. Rand's vision differs from Orwell's because she tries to encourage the reader to question the own traditional and unspoken prejudices against individualism. While not without flaws, if read with a free mind, it is a moving and uplifting...more

This short story has some similarities to Orwell's '1984'. Both are dystopias and visions of a totalitarian future based on existing trends. Rand's vision differs from Orwell's because she tries to encourage the reader to question the own traditional and unspoken prejudices against individualism. While not without flaws, if read with a free mind, it is a moving and uplifting work.   hide

awesome