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Individuality is one of the many wondrous styles of books because of its contribution to the pursuit of human pride. Individualism is actually a moral posture and a philosophical concept which sets emphasis on the moral well worth and the substantial and innate value of human beings (Lukes 51). Books has proved to be an electrical outlet for a great artist’s personal definition of individualism. Due to the fact that these kinds of philosophical idea is connected with so many areas of life which include society and culture and art, authors have dedicated ample amount of time in using individualism creatively although demonstrating social awareness and way of life.
Among the creators who check out the concept of individuality are Ayn Rand, Charlotte Gilman and Margaret Atwood. The character types in the literary works of such writers reflect how a pursuit intended for individualism can be disturbed ans stunted together with the occurrence of love. Rand’s dystopian book called Anthem is exploring the violent period in which mankind will live with the harsh setbacks of irrationality and collectivism, plus the failures of socialistic upbringing and economics.
In Anthem, a youth named Equal rights 7-2521 discovers himself within a hidden tunnel, isolating him self from an anti-individualistic society and realizinng how much comfort and isolation suit him. But his search for individualism is being disrupted by the Glowing One, a beautiful peasant young lady whom this individual considers as a valuable element in his sight (Rand 19). In Gilman’s novel entitled Herland, three adventurous good friends journey in to an all-female land called Herland and its women deprived of social realities of the modern world and the contribution of masculinity to their maternal well-being (Gilman 95).
Atwood’s novel, The Handmaid’s Tale presents to readers the search for individualism in a Puritan society founded using damages of battle. Atwood is exploring how like can redefine and inflluence a person’s hunt for human dignity in The Republic of Gilead that discourages the pursuit for individuality and legalizes slavery (Atwood 8). Individuality in Herland Herland is known as a novel that sees females in an separated land turn into fascinated with the sweetness and mystery of the real life where there can be described as sense of conformity and recognition for femininity and masculinity.
One of the characters in book, Moadine, affirms these kinds of fascination to the societal adjustments of the real-world by filing how wonderful and supremely gorgeous man’s civilization must be because of the countless contribution of scientific research and technology (Gilman 96). It is obviously manifested that Moadine, getting one of more mature women who educates the three guys in the way of life of Herland, has gone down into the quandary of the Utopian society of the modern community. Moadine’s attention on the civilized ways of gentleman which women in Herland are getting deprived with becomes a place for them to enter in the strange homeland from the three men.
Moadine is at charged in guarding one of many three guy captives, Terry, a classic male chauvinist efforts to fascinate Moadine along with his knowledge and control over the female mind (Gilman 37). Terry is a face of individualist kind of men who only recognizes the strength of the men and perceives women to get as supplementary beings. Terry deeply resents women in Herland that can exist without the help of males and dares to contact them sexless, epicene, and undeveloped neuters (Gilman 157).
But the bitterness of Terry and his negative attitude towards women will be set aside upon his realization that he’s madly crazy about Alima (Gilman 157). Alima is one of the girls of Herland and represents the thinking and nonconformist traditions with the land. The girl with a extra tall long-limbed woman, well-knit and strong and agile (Gilman 18). The personality and upbringing of Alima voices out female superiority above men and her individualist character is usually deeply rooted out coming from her self-esteem and perception that women should not consent for an unequal marriage with the contrary sex.
Alima’s eyes are packed with splendor and mirrors out her vast, fearless and reluctance to pain and losing which can be indicative of her interest as more that of a great intent guy playing during a call than of your female lured by throughout and gentleness of romantic endeavors (Gilman 19). Knowing that females love to perfected, Terry is convinced to woe Alima using large brute pressure, pride and passion of his strong masculine side (Gilman 146). Alima eventually get excited about Terry and in the end marries him. Their like confirms the failure of individualism as they both try to live in the Utopian contemporary society as husband and wife.
Another personality in the tale who displays the inability of individualism is Jeff, one of the three explorers who have found out about Herland. Jeff is a complete opposite of Terry and is strongly challenged by the 3rd party and athletic girls with the isolated property. Jeff’s individualist attitude is seen upon his involvement with the almost normal advantages of Herland and its people (Gilman 137). Jeff turns into confounded with Herland’s lifestyle and states his personal take pleasure in for the land (Gilman 138).
Prior to the discovery with the land, it is known that Jeff is very much consumed with the realities of the Globe but maintains a priestly and angelic method of masculinity and womanhood. Although his individualist view of the modern universe is changed upon the discovery of Herland that produces him understand that there is a better world compared to the real a single. His profound appreciation to get the Herlandian culture can be evident in the way he treats it women and Jeff provides refined getting pregnant about the women in Herland and deep thoughts about the idealized femininity.
Rob is highly in love with Celis, showers her with a mystique kind of romantic endeavors, and maintains on insisting that this individual take care of her rather than undertaking the typical point of treating her since his similar better half. Shaun worships Celis and the values which the girl presented (Gilman 137). Celis’s mild-mannered frame of mind and vulnerability force Shaun to think that twice of going back towards the real world together with Celis (Gilman 149). Vehicle, one of the explorers and also the narrator in the novel, thinks of Herland vitally and philosophically.
Van has always stood at the central ground, thinking about the Herlandian culture applying science and used to argue about the physiological limits of love-making (Gilman 11). As the girls of Herland think that love-making is just to get procreation, equally Van and Jeff have learned to get over difficulties regarding sex. Van used to state the discovery the land is aiming at friendship, a civilized attitude on both equally sides (Gilman 24). Both Jeff and Van do not wish to keep the different kind of utopian contemporary society which Herland has for own patriarchal and male-dominated world.
From this notion, it truly is evident that Van falls into love while using perfection of Herlandian traditions and the methods of its ladies. It is observed in the frame of mind of Van that he could be no longer interested with the quest for individualism as he is so much swept away by the natural beauty and excellence of Herland. Van’s wife Ellador is usually equally clever as Vehicle and is getting motivated simply by her interest of the utopian modern society of her husband as well as her love to get Van. Ellador explains items sweetly and kindly and thinks of Van like a wise gentleman with no mischief (Gilman 117).
Such idea of him makes Van reluctant to rejoin the facts of his world and present to Ellador the harshness and stupidities of the Globe (Gilman 117). Individualism in Anthem The storyplot of Anthem revolves around it is protagonist, the youth known as Equality 7-2521. Equality 7-2521 finds himself in an unspecified date in which mankind will negate all of the concepts of individuality and conform to the productive and capitalist beliefs which scientific advancement gives.
It is obviously manifested inside the novel which the author attempts to eliminate the philosophical idea of individuality by eliminating the pronoun “I and upgrading it with “We and “our and other plural pronouns which are all indicative of conformity. Staying the protagonist in the tale, Equality 7-2521 struggles among individualism and collectivism. Initially part of the story, it is already given that the protagonist anxieties to be by itself and dreads the consequences of obtaining one head and one particular body (Rand 1). The protagonist is definitely caught up within a world that views individuality as a great illegal act, great criminal offense and way to obtain all wicked (Rand 1).
Equality 7-2521 is a streets sweeper who also believes in the idea of individualism and discourages the collectivist world which the Authorities has established. He can be described as vain and self-centered, brave and brilliant. His curiousity and desire to have freedom will be what makes him fearless of the society of brainless drones who encompass him. The protagonist is short for superiority of a singular mental being towards the homogeneity with the whole world which will not have the bravery to think on their own and is indistinguishable from each other.
In order to hide from the evils of the Palace of the Wonderful Council, Equal rights 7-2521 hides in an subway tunnel in which he is by itself and fulfils his longing for solitude (Rand 23). He describes the feeling hiding in a abandoned tube and talking about his comments on the world which has eliminated wrong as a liberating experience. According to the protagonist, the air is pure and odorless in the tunnel which provides him enough strength to outlive underground (Rand 23).
One of the sentiments of Equality 7-2521 is that there is no solidarity among the brotherhood because almost everyone appear to have their personal problems, suitable and dreams. Fraternity 2-5503 is referred to by the leading part as a calm boy with gentle eye who suddenly cries with out reason and whose body shakes through the night with unexplainable sobs (Rand 24). Unification 9-6347 also belongs to the brotherhood and is explained by Equal rights 7-2521 as an intelligent and bright youngsters, sometimes reckless, and screams in his sleeping at night (Rand 24).
These observations instigate an idea the protagonist may be different from these around him and understands how distressing and worrying it is to vary. Such conclusion makes him regret his differences and attempts to create himself in to conformity that this Council constantly promotes. The friendship of Equality 7-2521 and Foreign 4-8818 is said to be an bad thing because they both can be found in a time of big Transgression of Preference that declares caring someone a lot better than the others inside the brotherhood since illegal as it is written that they should love all males and socialize with all of all of them (Rand 11).
The friendship of Equal rights 7-2521 and International 4-8818 is suggestive of the protagonist’s half-hearted efforts to get rid of all of his preferences for seperate people, to help and maintain each person evenly, and to become identical to his many other brothers. International 4-8818 looks at the leading part as a prophet. When he and Equality 7-2521 found out about the tunnel, he’s torn between loyalty to his good friend and to the Council. He represents somebody who secretly hunt for his personal meaning but is interrupted in his pursuit because of the fear of breaking the law from the Council.
An additional character from the story is definitely the Transgressor of the Unspeakable Expression. The protagonist describes the Transgressor as young and extra tall and offers hair of gold and blue eye (Rand 26). The Transgressor suffers simply no pain as he is burnt alive wonderful tongue was torn out so that he can will no longer speak of the actual essence and meaning of individualism (Rand 26). It is said that the Transgressor has an honorable death while there was no pain in the eyes with no hints of agony in the body (Rand 26).
May be that there was only joy and pleasure, a pride holier than what is in shape for a persons pride (Rand 26). The Transgressor’s destiny is reflecting of the Council’s resentment from the word “individualism which The Transgressor had been hoping to say. Collective 0-0009 is the leader of the World Authorities of Scholars. Equality 7-2521 views Collective while the most well-known yet the smartest of the Authorities who cannot stand and concerns him (Rand 42). Ordinaire 0-0009 questions the superiority and the intelligence of the protagonist and accuses him of smashing the laws from the Council and boasting infamy (Rand 44).
The individualistic view of Collective 0-0009 is seen through his gratitude of the Council as the only brain with the society (Rand 44). Ordinaire 0-0009 is a symbol of the considering force at the rear of the evils of the collectivism in the world. Though he resents Equal rights 7-2521, the Collective 0-0009 is shapeless and cowardly and deeply reliant within the Council. The moment Equality 7-2521 meets the Golden One, his seek out individualism is definitely destroyed as they enters into a new period in his existence in which there may be more to our lives than battling collectivism.
This individual ventures into perfection and utopia that love insinuates as he not anymore desires to refuse that this individual prefers some of his fellows over the others. The Golden One is the name given to Liberty 5-3000 (Rand 19). Because the leading part thinks about her all the time fantastic desire for take pleasure in is overwhelming, he provides himself for the illegal action. In so doing, he no longer shows to visitors an individualistic Equality 7-2521, but displays to all of them that he is swept off by the contemplating which like brings.
Furthermore, the Golden One shows the protagonist the privilege of obtaining a meaningful relationship with another human being. According to Equality 7-2521, he feels all of a sudden the fact that Earth excellent and that it is not a burden to have (Rand 19). It is obvious from the beginning that the Golden One particular tends to be haughty and happy and does not acknowledge all of the constituents of the society except for Equal rights 7-2521. The Golden 1 strongly adores the protagonist because he is the bravest as well as the sharpest among the brotherhood.
These kinds of qualities with the protagonist make her subservient to him almost instantly since she starts to take care of him as early as the 3rd time they meet. When she uses him to the Uncharted Forest, she turns into the possession of Equality 7-2521 totally and she remains to be in that method until the end. Individualism inside the Handmaid’s Story Atwood’s story explores the theme of feminine subjugation placed in the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian and theocratic country that has replaced the usa of America in the map (Foster 6). The story has been narrated by Offred, one of many handmaids in the state.
It is noted that the handmaids in the area are assigned to bear children for rich couples that have trouble having a child. The country is definitely founded with a male chauvinist, theocratic-organized armed service coup as being a radical response to the pervasive social, ethical and environmental degradation from the country. With the first phase, the narrator briefly details the differences between the social establishing of the nation prior to the organization of the new republic as well as the present amount of time in which girls are seen since objects in whose value depends upon their capacity to give labor and birth (Atwood 9).
The new presents to readers an individualistic watch of women because utilities intended for childbirth. Offred, the narrator, considers herself as a strolling womb due to her obligation as a handmaid whose just duty is usually to help maintain the declining light population (Foster 6). Inside the newly founded country, females are stripped off of their economic and social options and benefits and are identified for their function of the birth.
The partner of the Leader, Serena Pleasure, fails can be ashamed of their self because of her inability to get and to some degree envies Offred for her reproductive : capacity (Atwood 20). Offred is a patronymic slave name that refers to the Leader which the lady serves, just like Fred. Offred is the leading part in the account who reflects the failure to possess a great individualistic frame of mind by participating in an caring affair. Using a continuous prodding by the Commander’s wife, Offred succumbs to an illegal affair with Nick to save herself from the uncertainties which place ahead (Atwood 226).
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