Conflict in the Middle East

Question 75 • Healthy Living - EL2081 SS

Which excerpt from Anthem best illustrates the theme that collectivism and group thinking limit man’s potential?

Answer

I look upon the history of men, which I have learned from the books, and I wonder.

I stand here on the summit of the mountain. I lift my head and I spread my arms.

Many words have been granted me, and some are wise, and some are false, but only three are holy: “I will it!”

What disaster took their reason away from men? What whip lashed them to their knees in shame and submission? The worship of the word “We.”

Explanation

The excerpt in D directly identifies the worship of “We” as the force that made people submit and lose their reason. In Anthem, “We” represents collectivism, which suppresses individual thought and action. The other excerpts focus on learning history, personal freedom, or individual will, but D most clearly shows how group thinking limits people.

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