Needs of Many Anthem
The Needs of Many What happens if every single person tries to enforce his or her own opinion? ... The world would be in chaos because the need of the few outweighs the needs of the many. ... The world that Ayn Rand’s Anthem portrays is a society with complete order. ... Prometheus, the antagonist of Anthem, wants to destroy this perceived utopia. ... In Anthem, such blatant defiance of social principles, individuality, is the Eighth Deadly Sin. ... Prometheus’ error in Anthem, making him an egoist, is that he forces his views of his own freedom (“I”) upon the unwilling bulk of the populace (“WE”). ... Society needs leaders; people who rise above the rest.