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Anthem Context Notes. Terms to Share with Group. Novella : A short novel! Take Notes on the opinion of why they are written. “Why Write a Novella ?”
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Anthem Context Notes Terms to Share with Group
Novella: A short novel! Take Notes on the opinion of why they are written. “Why Write a Novella?” The novella. Novellas are defined as short novels, in the range of 10,000 to 30,000 words, although Ihave seen them as long as 50,000. I’m a long-winded writer, so at this point in my career, I don’t have much of an issue writing novellas. It is not going to happen. Peruse a few agent websites and you will see that most of them don’t handle novellas. Good reason, too. They’re not that marketable. So why would anyone want to write a novella? Novellas are shortened novels. The form remains the same. They require the same plotting formulas and character development Look at the best known novellas and you will find they are by established writers with a solid history. Go back further and there are other famous works that could fall into the novella category—The Pearl and Of Mice and Men, both by John Steinbeck, are two that immediately come to mind. But the original question was why anyone would want to write a novella. I think it comes down to a story that needs to be written. We are, after all, writers. We tell stories. Besides, a novella, once it gets down on paper, my very well become a novel. Sometimes these projects take on a mind of their own. WhatIfYouCouldNotFail.com by Tim Sunderland is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Anthem: A sacred song or praise; a religiously toned word; its second definition is “a piece of sacred vocal music, usually with words taken from the Scriptures” • Why would Ayn Rand title her novella Anthem? • Write an inference on what this says about her beliefs.
Collectivismand IndividualismPut the Terms in your own words. • Collectivism: An outlook that emphasizes the interdependence of every human in some collective group. • Individualism: An outlook that regards every man as independent, who possesses an inalienable right to his own life, and the primary importance of the individual
Altruism: The basic principle is that man has no right to exist for his own sake, service to others is the only justification of his existence, and that self-sacrifice is the highest moral duty Meaning: The self as a standard of evil, the selfless as a standard of the good. • Describe an altruistic act.
Egoism: Each man’s primary moral obligation is to achieve his own welfare, well-being, or self-interest • Does this belief sit better with collectivist or individualist ideas? Why? Use support from the definitions.
Conformity: The act or habit or bringing oneself into harmony or agreement with others; of adhering to conventional behavior • Provide an example of this behavior seen today. • Identify a positive and negative outcome of conformity.
Obedience: Complying with a command; yielding to those in authority • In 2-3 sentences argue whether or not obedience is valuable. Use support.
Independence: One’s acceptance of the responsibility of forming one’s own judgments and of living by the work of one’s own mind • Explain why an author would want to write about independence.
Man’s Self: Is his mind or conceptual faculty, the faculty of reason • Draw an image reflecting your thoughts, beliefs, and reasons for your beliefs.
Ego: That which constitutes the essential identity of a human being • Explain how the image represents ego.
