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          1984 - George Orwell - as relevant now as ever             After reading my review of Ayn Rand's Anthem novel, one of my friends suggested reading George Orwell's writings. He was of the opinion that the concept of Authoritarian collectivism had been dealt with more exhaustively in "1984" and "Animal Farm", two of Orwell's masterpieces.             In terms of size both the books are very small and easy to read. But when we think of the impact it would certainly make  a very huge influence into the readers minds. There are some who would say that the novel 1984 was one of the reasons for Soviet model totalitarian communism not taking root in parts of Europe. So hugely popular the novel was,it would certainly, along with other similar writings, have contributed to the anti authoritarian thinking in those days in Europe and USA.           ...

Ayn Rand's Anthem - Perils of Collectivism                                                                                                                                           Of many books that we read only some books kindle and rekindle  our  thought processes. Ayn Rand's Anthem is one such book. Many of us  know  that author Ayn Rand is known for not only her famous books like fountainhead  and Atlas shrugged but also for her philosophy Objectivism. A theory  which gives  primacy to individuals rather than the collectivist mind set.  The collective mindset  is,  I strongly bel...