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Anthem : A Novella Author & Background Information

Anthem : A Novella Author & Background Information. Ayn Rand. The Author: Ayn Rand. Lived during the Communist era in Russia (an attempt to establish a classless society; no divisons in society) When Stalin ascended to power in the 1920’s, she escaped to Chicago in 1926

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Anthem : A Novella Author & Background Information

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  1. Anthem : A NovellaAuthor & Background Information Ayn Rand

  2. The Author: Ayn Rand • Lived during the Communist era in Russia (an attempt to establish a classless society; no divisons in society) • When Stalin ascended to power in the 1920’s, she escaped to Chicago in 1926 • She then moved to Hollywood to become a screen-writer

  3. The Author: Ayn Rand • She is best known for The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) • Anthem was published in 1961.

  4. Communist Russia • Stalin was the leader of the USSR & he improved the country's economic status • Stalin ordered purges (execution) of all those who opposed him, especially independent thinkers & intellectuals • How would this have affect Z in Antz?

  5. Anthem: Themes & Ideas • The novel is written as an allegory, or a story that has both a literal and figurative meaning ; (a cautionary tale, like fables children read to teach them a lesson). • Describes a Dystopia, an imaginary world through which Rand shows the negatives of Collectivism

  6. To Know, before you read… • The novel is written using the word “We” because people were not allowed to use the word “I”, they were a collective society & not an individual one • The novel is written in the future and people can barely remember/know what life was like (life as society now). Imagine that everything has been wiped out & society is starting from scratch even though it is the future.

  7. Terms to Know • Collectivism – --Places the group as more important than the individual. --The common good’ is more important than the individual

  8. Terms to Know • Altruism --The idea that man exists only to serve others. --Self Sacrifice is the most important aspect of a person --The “self” or “individual” alone is not important

  9. Terms to Know • Conformity --Doing/being the same as others -- Adhering to conventional behaviors; not being unique

  10. Terms to Know • Obedience – --Complying with commands --Listening to those with authority.

  11. Terms to Know • Individualism -– every man is independent, possesses an inalienable right to his own life.

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