Morality In Anthem By Ayn Rand

Morality is a system of moral conduct, or conformity to ideals of \correct human conduct. In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand, one system of morality was so distorted that Equality creates his own system of morals. Throughout Anthem, Equality, the narrator, goes through a series of events that led him to change his view of morality. At the end of Anthem, the collectivist society’s view of morality remains the same while Equality’s view of morality is changed to ideals of right human conduct. The collectivist society’s beliefs are demonstrated through hymns of brotherhood, equality, and the collective spirit. Brotherhood and the collective spirit are components of the society’s morality. The society believes that all things done in a group are good and things done individually are evil. In the beginning of Anthem, it is stated by the narrator that, “… there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone,” which represents the society’s collectivist beliefs. The society believes that men should never be alone because the society thinks that being alone is, “… the great transgression and root of all evil,”. The society says that the “Great Truth” is …show more content…
The society believed that everyone should live for their brother and Equality later believed that everyone should live for themselves, the individual. Equality believed that happiness should be fulfilled for oneself and the society believed that everyone should fulfill their brother’s happiness. The main contrast between the collectivist society and Equality’s view of morality is priority. The society believes that the care for others it the main priority; however, Equality believes that oneself or the individual is the main priority. The way that the collectivist society was set up, brothers had to care for and respect each other but Equality believed that love, respect, and honor were to be