ANTHEM by AYN RAND

FOREWORD: Ayn Rand ! for me this word is another synonym for human spirit. For that something which speaks in us ,which is rebellious . I read  THE Fountain Head , which totally flickered my consciousness. A new kind  of me was born out of the book, a new kind of  humanity  is embossed in her words.Her words through a war at the reader. A war between the dichotomy of consciousness. Her philosophy goes deep into every cell of the body, every minute space of the soul. 
       She  isn't dead. She is alive in the form of the spirit which haunts the reader to unleash  more of her work. Her work is shark, thought provoking and brilliant. And that spirit of hers has brought me to this book "Anthem", made me  dig into it.

JOT(from goodreads): In Anthem, Rand examines a frightening future in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values. Equality 7-2521 lives in the dark ages of the future where all decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, and all traces of individualism have been wiped out. Despite such a restrictive environment, the spark of individual thought and freedom still burns in him--a passion which he has been taught to call sinful. In a purely egalitarian world, Equality 7-2521 dares to stand apart from the herd--to think and choose for himself, to discover electricity, and to love the woman of his choice. Now he has been marked for death for committing the ultimate sin. In a world where the great "we" reign supreme, he has rediscovered the lost and holy word--"I."

MY ANTHEM ON ANTHEM :Firstly I  would advice all the readers to read the preface first . Because leafing  into the book without reading the preface would leave the reader confused. It sounds esoteric. There is some introduction  given in the preface. The Language is totally  unique and It also gives an image that her language is obsolete. But there lies the mystery. The Society in  her book ,chooses a different language where the Idea of Self is shattered . The Concept of Iness is lost ,instead usurped by Mob Dogma.A totalitarian society, killing it's people in the name of  brotherhood. Then comes the protagonist who fights back and brings Light into the brutal darkness , brings "I" into the Mob. 
     Anthem is the protagonist's revelation of  'I' , he re-discovers it and writes an anthem a memoir of the lost 'I'.This anthem on I is Ayn rand's very philosophy which is intended to be imbibed by the reader. This is a glimpse of the Anthem:

I AM......I THINK.....I Will......
    MY Hands......MY sky......My forest .....The earth of mine.......

what must I say besides? these are the words this is the answer.............

The  best lines in the ANTHEM:

MY HAPPINESS IN NOT THE MEANS TO ANY  END. IT IS THE END .IT IS ITS OWN GOAL. IT  IS  ITS OWN PURPOSE. 

one  last thing I wish to mention is that the book ends with the word 'EGO' , I felt the author means the right side of it which is synonymous to 'INDIVIDUALITY', which is the Whole purpose of Life.