Read the excerpt from Anthem, by Ayn Rand. What disaster took their reason away from men? What whip lashed them to their knees i
n shame and submission? The worship of the word “We.” In the excerpt, which concept causes the downfall of humanity? Individualism Collectivism Capitalism Egoism
The correct answer is the following: <em>option b. In the excerpt, the concept of collectivism is the one that causes the downfall of humanity.</em> "Anthem" is a dystopian novel written by Russian-American writer Ayn Rand that was first published on 1938. One of the main themes of the novel is how collectivism is the enemy of the individual and its primacy. As the excerpt shows, the worship of the word "we" is what made men submissive and impotent. The excerpt, as well as the whole novel, depicts the collective society as the destructive force that represses any independent thinker.
