Anthem is a story of man’s struggle to be free and to fight the masses of conformity. It tells of human nature and the want to gain all the knowledge that one could possibly attain. Man loses his safe haven and his security when he lets this lust for knowledge overpower him and lets it be seen by others. He becomes vulnerable Like Johann Faust, Prometheus sells his life for wisdom. Unlike Faust, however, …showed first 75 words of 712 total…

…showed last 75 words of 712 total…so closely related that Ayn Rand wanted to portray a futuristic or present view of the old bible story for others to see. Society represents God in their power to overpower and rule over others. As Prometheus says, “To be free, a man must be free of his brothers.” Man will overcome boundaries that may be set for him and will fight to be equal and free as Adam and Eve and Prometheus and Gaea.