Week 6 Topic 2

Topic 2: Now think about Anthem. What could happen to make our society like that in Rand's novel? Is this realistic? Which future is more likely, that of V or Anthem?


I think that if someone very persuasive and powerful became the leader of this country, it is possible to become like the society in Anthem. However, I do not think that it is very realistic. I feel that no one wants to be labeled with a name and number like Equality 7-2521. I know that I would not like to be labeled like this. It reminds me of the Holocaust when the captured Jews were given numbers that labeled them, these numbers were tatooed on their wrists. I think that Americans have learned from the mistakes of the past, so I do not think that this will ever come. I think the society of V for Vendetta is more likely to happen in the future than the society in Anthem. Anthem was more controlling than the society in V for Vendetta. The V for Vendetta society just seems more possible than the society in Anthem. The people in V for Vendetta still had some control of their lives, but the people in Anthem had not control of their lives; that is why I think that the society in V for Vendetta is more possible ot happen than the society in Anthem.

Rebecca M.

Week 6 Topic 1

Topic 1: Do you think our government could become like that in V for Vendetta? Why or why not? If yes, how might it come about?


I do not think that our government could become like that in V for Vendetta. I think this because the people of America choose who they want to run the country and I do not think that we as a people would choose people to run the country like the leaders in V for Vendetta. However, if someone lied in their campaign and were elected, someone who wanted to rule just like the chancellor in V for Vendetta, I feel that they would be discovered and impeached before it got as bad as in V for Vendetta, or they would not be re-elected after their term was completed.

Rebecca M.

Week 5 Topic 2

Topic 2: If modern society were destroyed, what part would you hope to play in rebuilding? Discuss.


I would hope to play a part in rebuilding buildings, families, and churches. I would hope to work with kids and get them reestablished and settled, and make sure they were okay. I would like to help rebuild churches and reach people to Jesus Christ. Also, I would like to help organize society again, just get everything back in order. I love to organize events and stuff, so I feel that I could help with that. I would also try to remind people of how this country started and that it was hard but possible and that we could reach where we once were before the society was destroyed. If our society was like the one in V for Vendetta before it was destroyed, I would try to create a new form of government, one where the people were not scared of the government, but one where the government and the people worked together.

Rebecca M.