A review by mortalthanos
Anthem by Ayn Rand
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Awakening of human. Why did a man forget to live for himself. He lives to serve his brothers. A dystopian world where every human is put into a stream based on the will of the elders. They say this is the way for a successful society but the hero defies the laws of the society. He is the change that the world needed. Ayn Rand expresses the joy of the hero when he realizes the pleasure of living for himself. The feeling is something that no men in the dystopian world experienced.
Nevertheless, the character development is not too strong and at time it feels abrupt. For example, how the hero finds the light? Why does the hero doesn’t go back to the society but he wants them to come to join his “paradise”? Why does he say his partner what she should do as this defies the principle of individualism.
It is an mediocre introduction to Ayn Rand which will setup the stage to understand her philosophy nakedly without any fluffs.
Nevertheless, the character development is not too strong and at time it feels abrupt. For example, how the hero finds the light? Why does the hero doesn’t go back to the society but he wants them to come to join his “paradise”? Why does he say his partner what she should do as this defies the principle of individualism.
It is an mediocre introduction to Ayn Rand which will setup the stage to understand her philosophy nakedly without any fluffs.