Ayn Rand's Anthem: Collectivism in America

The term collectivism is often sticking out. In general, concerns are rising that individuals can not make personal decisions in the United States. According to Merriam-Webster's dictionary, collectivism can be defined as emphasizing collective things ("collectivism") rather than personal behavior and identity. In Anthem, Ayn Rand explained the extreme collectivist society. Anthem's society seems very realistic, but all aspects of collectivist society are closely tied to today's society. Through the use of the majority of rules, American democracy formed a collectivist society.

Let's start with the last expression of this theme: "Individualism and collectivism, not politics, human soul". Ianland is a strong opposition of collectivism philosophy. What is collectivism? Collectivism is the idea of ​​putting groups or groups in front of individuals. It is the basic philosophy of political systems such as socialism, communism and fascism. Currently, Ianland denies political collectivism. "Belonging to the group, that the individual who may be for their own benefit has no right, his life and work" to "her" whether it is a race, class or state, an individual conquering She writes, she wrote, collective production ". In the national anthem sacrificing herself, Ain Land paints a depressed future society, it will be collectivism as the essence of its political system.

Therefore, although Ianland criticized deep philosophical criticism of collectivism, her message in the national anthem, the information she is about to express, is not only collectivism but also bad. Her goal in anthem is not just to believe that she is corrupt and to reveal evil of the philosophy of heaven. Her aim is to propose a new philosophy that presents a positive vision of the possibilities of human life. It is useless to condemn certain things only if positive choices are not provided. Throughout Ianland's life and work, her focus has always been largely positive. The story of the national anthem is not a story that was evenly crushed and broken by the corrupt society and the corrupt philosophy. This is a story of escaping society, getting out of philosophy and building a new free life for yourself. At the end of Anthem, Equality announced a new philosophy to replace the philosophy he rejected.