In the book Anthem, individualism is taken away from a society and people put the needs of others before their own; but all this changes when a man, Equality, realizes that he is alive to please only himself and no one else. Equality, no longer caring about “we” and more about “I,” realizes that it can be much happier if it puts its own self-interest first. Through this book, Ayn Rand shows the importance of objectivism and living for oneself. Alisa Rosenbaum, Russian-American writer and philosopher, was born on February 2, 1905. Throughout her childhood, Alisa rejected religion, and in her early adolescence she declared herself an atheist. He lived in St. Petersburg, Russia, until 1917, when the Bolshevik Revolution began. To escape the violence, his family fled to Ukraine and then Crimea (Gladstein 2). In 1921 the family returned to St. Petersburg, where she enrolled at university to study history and philosophy. He then fled to the United States in 1926 to escape communism. Soon after the move, Alyssa had a new identity, Ayn Rand. Over the years, Ayn Rand began to develop her own philosophy, Objectivism. Objectivism was based on selfishness and self-interest. Rand wanted to make objectivism as rational as possible and saw it as a guide to life. Ayn Rand soon had “disciples” known as the “Class of ’43.” Many of these disciples have written biographies about her. Ayn Rand died on March 6, 1982 (Badertscher). During the time of Ayn Rand's life in Russia, she had to witness the effects of communism. By the time the Bolshevik Revolution occurred, he had grown to hate the Bolsheviks and their collectivist nature. Throughout her years, she and her family had to suffer at the hands of the communists. Because of the controversies... in the middle of the paper... not between men." By saying the word man, rather than men, Equality demonstrates objectivism. It is saying that taking care of yourself will take people far, not taking care of others. Works Cited. April 25, 2014. Gladstein, Mimi Reisel .Ebook Collection (EBSCOhost). April 25, 2014. "Introduction to Objectivism." The Philosophy of Objectivism. Np. Web. April 25, 2014 Research. April 25, 2014. Rand, Ayn. New York: Dutton, 104. Print.Shmoop Editorial Team. Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. April 25, 2014. Shmoop Editorial Staff. “Hymnal Writing Style.” Shmoop University, Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. 2014.