Anthem

by Rand, Ayn; Peikoff, Leonard; Peikoff, Leonard

• ISBN13: 9780451191137
• ISBN10: 0451191137
• Edition: 50th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-03-01
• Publisher: Signet

Summary

The year 2005 marks Ayn Rand's Centennial Year. Ayn Rand's classic tale of a future dark age of the great We??a world that deprives individuals of name, independence, and values?anticipates her later masterpieces, The Fountain head and Atlas Shrugged.

Table of Contents

Context	p. 1
Plot Overview	p. 5
Character List	p. 7
Analysis of Major Characters	p. 9
Equality 7-2521	p. 9
The Golden one	p. 10
Themes, Motifs & Symbols	p. 13
The Primacy of the Individual	p. 13
The Value of Martyrdom	p. 14
The Impotence of the Collective	p. 14
Original Creation as a Component of Identity	p. 14
Fear	p. 15
Naming	p. 15
Shapelessness	p. 16
Light	p. 16
The Forest	p. 17
Manuscripts	p. 17
Summary & Analysis	p. 19
Introduction & Author's Preface	p. 19
Chapter I	p. 21
Chapter II	p. 25
Chapters III-IV	p. 28
Chapters V-VI	p. 30
Chapter VII	p. 34
Chapter VIII	p. 37
Chapter IX	p. 39
Chapters X-XI	p. 42
Chapter XII	p. 46
Important Quotations Explained	p. 49
Key Facts	p. 55
Study Questions & Essay Topics	p. 59
Review & Resources	p. 63
Quiz	p. 63
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 69
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