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Throughout the Novel Collectivism is shown as being so Selfless that people are told not to think for themselves or about themselves. They are told to be exactly like everyone else and that being different is bad. Anthem also suppresses individualism by not letting people decide where they want to work and not letting them do what they want to do. Another way Anthem suppresses individualism is by not letting people live long lives, and by letting the state decide how everyone lives their life.

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The lack of self is shown in many ways but the most common one we see is the lack of names. Nobody has a name only a word with 5 numbers following afterwards. For example, "Equality 7-2521." Another that is shown is when it says no one is allowed to think alone or work for themselves. In the novel it says, "It is a sin to think words no others think ..." (Rand 17).

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People are forced to work for each other and if they do not serve this one purpose they will be removed from society (presumably by death). Being able to have an opinion or want something that can not be shared with their brothers is a sin. They are not allowed to be anything but happy but they cannot be happier than their brothers. Only the council can decide what happens in a person’s life. Not being able to live past the age of forty-five (if lucky) also seems like something controlled by the council.

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There is no identification to each individual which shows no independence or individuality. For example, in the story they have no actual names that separate them from the rest. They’re jobs are handed to them not based off skill, or individual achievement. Their jobs are given randomly and without thought. A quote that backs this up is near the very beginning of the book; this quote states, “The laws say that none among men may be alone, ever and at any time...”. This shows that there is no individuality amongst all of the people nor is it allowed.

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Knowing that these characters don't have names, can't think, or be alone at times shows how this novel show selflessness in their world. For example they also live to serve and support the brotherhood instead of themselves which shows how they are controlled by a group then being able to control themselves and be free.

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He thinks of himself as a small part to a whole. He accepts that he is given a job that he does not want and he does so happily. He doesn’t believe that he can achieve anything better even though he can and he wants to. He studies in private because he does not want to show anyone that he can do more than sweeping streets.

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Selflessness is shown in the novel through how people always refered to themselves as "we" or "us" and "our" for example, in the novel, "Such would have been our life, had we not committed our crime which changed all things for us.

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In the novel, everyone lives to serve the brotherhood and not themselves.

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If someone is owned or controlled by another than their is no self or selflessness, This is showed in the novel through the kids, they are picked a career and cant choose what they want to pursue and journey through their life.

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The characters lack actual names and are instead given a word with a number following along with it. The book says "Our name is Equality 7-2521"(Rand). They also do not get to choose the career they wish and therefore aren't able to make a decision for themselves.They use pronouns that refer to two or more people so they think of the group as a whole instead on themselves.Every single aspect of their life is decided by the Council or for the sake of their brothers.

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The lack of self can be shown in the novel when it reads ¨And we know well that there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone¨ (Rand 17). This is saying that there is no greater offense than to be one. You can be by yourself, or even express your own thoughts and individualism.

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In the novel, selflessness is shown through the actions of the brotherhood. The citizens are not allowed to hide anything (Rand 17) and to be better than someone else (Rand 21). The people are not allowed to think what others don't and they cannot be alone (Rand 17. They have no individualism and all they do is act like mindless drones in a colony.

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There is a lack of individualism in the book because in collectivism a person is not allowed to think differently form others. This is shown on pg. 17, " It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see." The following example proves that in collectivism you are not allowed to have your own thoughts and opinions that set you apart from everyone else.

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They don't have their own individual name which shows that all people don't have independence. They also have to stay in groups

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Everyone in the novel is the same. They say prayers about how they are nothing by themselves. Also, the book expresses lack of self by saying, "The law says that none among men may be alone," and, "It is a sin to give men names that distinguish them from other men."

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Throughout the novel, the lack of self-growth is evident because the students are not allowed to be different from their brothers. As mentioned in the novel "This is a great sin, to be born with a head too quick. It is not good to be different from our brothers, but it is evil to be superior to them." (Rand 21) The students are not allowed to understand things easily, and absorb things at their own pace. They're supposed to understand and misunderstand the same material, and they are not allowed to learn faster than anyone else.

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Selflessness is shown in many ways one way is how they are not allowed to have free thought. Many time throughout the book he states that they are not allowed to think by themselves. Also when he discovers the tunnel underground he mentions many times how that is illegal and a sin, and is not allowed by the council. They are not allowed to learn anything outside what they learn at school.

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In the novel, selflessness is presented when nobody is allowed to have thoughts of their own they are told what to do and how they should act at all times. No brother is allowed to be ahead or above the next, the brotherhood must come first.

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On page 18 of the novel, it says "There is evil in your bones, Equality 7-2521, for your body has grown beyond the bodies of your brothers." (Rand 18) This shows that in this society you are considered evil if you put your body in front of others. Even if you are accused of putting yourself in front of others you will be punished for your crimes.

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Throughout the story, selflessness is shown in many ways. For example,  they are not allowed to think individual thoughts nor put them on paper. They also have to allows be happy which keeps them from having individual emotions. Also, they have to care for each person the same which keeps them from having individual relationships with others. They are also forced into a certain job which keeps them from showing their individual skills since they are all doing the same things.

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One way selflessness is presented in the novel is how they don't have actual names, and are not aloud to think for themselves, or have any friends. They are taught to be equal to everyone, no one is aloud to be superior and are never aloud to be alone.

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The characters in the book have no self identity. They are known as a word and a few numbers. They are not allowed to value others more than anyone else and they are also not allowed to express themselves as individuals in anyway. Their sleeping halls are described as”white and cleanand  bare of all things save one hundred beds” (Rand 20). This shows how they are not allowed to be any different from their fellow brother.

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They don't have names, they're not supposed to have friends (Or prefer one person to any other), they can't choose their own careers paths, and they don't have families. They must consider themselves as the same as all their brothers. They can't have their own things, the only thing they have at their houses are their beds.

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In the novel they have to consider themselves as one with their brothers. No brother can be better or ahead of the next. They lose themselves when everything is chosen for them no decision is supposed to be made alone all the way down to the jobs. The brothers must put each other first in doing this they have to forget themselves.

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Throughout the Novel Collectivism is shown as being so Selfless that people are told not to think for themselves or about themselves. They are told to be exactly like everyone else and that being different is bad. Anthem also suppresses individualism by not letting people decide where they want to work and not letting them do what they want to do. Another way Anthem suppresses individualism is by not letting people live long lives, and by letting the state decide how everyone lives their life.

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Children are taught to live and die by the brotherhood, and our told that the existence of the brotherhood is above all else. The people in Anthem's world cannot have any preference of job or people, their entire existence revolves around the group. The individual is nothing compared to the group and is treated as such. The quote "we are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, Indivisible and forever." shows this teaching (pg.19)

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i think the way they don't have names shows a lack of self. your name makes you, you and with just a different number as your name, i think that lacks being you.

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at the very beginning of the story, it says, “ It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see.” To me, this resembles a journal. some people collect their daily their daily thoughts in a journal at the end of the day. but, everyone has their own interpretation of how their day went. in anthem, no one is allowed to think and write what others don’t. so there is a lack of originality altogether as well as a lack of self. the people can’t think for themselves and can’t even have their own name.

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the have selflessness by not being able to be themselves. They don't have their own names, they don't get to pick jobs, they don't get to pick who their friends like, and they don't get to pick who they like. They have no freedom.

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A lack of self is shown because all the groups in Anthem all live and breathe for their brothers they have no concept of doing anything for themselves for example, "By the grace of our brothers are we allowed our lives. We exist through by and for our brothers who are the state." This shows how their existence is based on selflessness and living for their brothers.