Ayn Rand's View of Technology as seen in the novel "Anthem".

Ayn Rand, author of the novel Anthem, had the philosophical view of both a Romantic and a Realist. She states, "I am Romantic in the sense that I present men as they ought to be. I am a Realist in the sense that I place them here and now and on this earth." This quote implies that she portrays man in an idealistic sense, but she places her characters in a realistic world. Emigrating from …

…can advance and, in turn, raise the standards of society as a whole. Rand stresses the point that in reality people are different; but, in the totalitarian society of Anthem, reality is perceived in a distorted fashion wherein the people assume they can exist in a society where everyone is equal. In conclusion, Ayn Rand has a positive view on technology and sees it as the product of a society in which individuals can prosper.