Anthem takes place in a time
where freedom and individual rights have been eliminated. The first two parts
were in fact kind of difficult to understand but it is a different method of
writing. Since we just started this book, I decided to do risk-take researcher
and find out things about the author, Ayn Rand. Ayn
Rand grew up in Russia during one of the country’s most devastating, cruel
periods. Rand is famous for being unique.
Some people ask her, if she is a novelist of a philosopher, her response was
quite interesting.
“I am often
asked whether I am primarily a novelist or a philosopher. The answer is: both.
In a certain sense, every novelist is a philosopher, because one cannot present
a picture of human existence without a philosophical framework. . . . In order
to define, explain and present my concept of man, I had to become a philosopher
in the specific meaning of the term.”
- Ayn Rand
Rand has captivating, dramatic stories, portray passionate figures in the world. While
reading Rands book, it makes you feel like you’re entering her universe, you
start questioning yourself and the world you live in. Rand makes you think a
lot and reflect, people say that her books have made a big impact on their
life.
Flor,
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you put the quote. I think that there is so much to talk about in that quote, so that is what I will do.
I only agree with part of her quote. The other section I do not agree on is when she says that " one cannot present a picture of human existence without a philosophical framework". I think that you can, in fact, present an image of a human or a group of humans and their existence without being so deep and philosophical. For example, take a look at "Life Story" by Patricia Macnair. This is a book for 4 year olds, yet it still takes a look at the life cycle of humans and how they live their life. However, I completely agree with Ayn's second part, where she says " In order to define, explain and present my concept of man, I had to become a philosopher in the specific meaning of the term.” Although this may seem contradictory to my first statement, I think that she, personally, does have to be a philosopher to be a novelist. However, I do believe that in order to write novels like Ayn's, you need to be a philosopher, especially since she developed her own form of philosophy and has written her books around it.