In many real and fictional totalitarian societies, children live separated from their families. Children live separated from their parents in totalitarian societies because absolutely every parent raises their children differently and the leaders of totalitarian societies do not understand that they actually despise it. If we all grew up individually with our parents, they would teach us life lessons differently than other families, which is forbidden in totalitarian societies. The effect this has on the characters in Anthem is that they don't all know who their parents are. This can probably affect how they grow up, knowing that they don't know and will never know who their parents are. The dictator most likely believes that when a child is born and raised with his parents, he will experience all kinds of emotions such as love, happiness, joy, curiosity and excitement. The dictator may also believe that if he goes through emotions, he can also experience madness, anger, resentment, pain and fearlessness, which can ruin this type of society, because people would be able to defend themselves and begin to rebel against those in power. society and destroy everything the dictator has worked hard for. People would also question the society they live in and learn the purpose of this type of government. Dictatorial leaders would impose living conditions on children taken from their families because these leaders would want to have a powerful country or society. At a very young age, these children are taken to learn and prepare for a career they will have in the future, without any choice. Dictatorial leaders love absolute power and always aim to achieve their goals. In Anthem, everyone's career is chosen by the council. The country...... middle of paper......limits the possibility of an individual state of mind. These dictators do not care about the well-being of the citizens of their society and will not care as long as these dictators have as much power as possible. Ayn Rand's short story Anthem shows a totalitarian society that suppresses the ideology of individualism. Within these societies, children live separated from their families and grow up without any inherited characteristics of an individual person. Anthem is an example of this type of society because it highlights the connection between the powers of a totalitarian dictator and the oppression of individualism found in children who live apart from their families. Totalitarian dictators impose the system of children living apart from their families because it oppresses individualism and allows for a better understanding of beneficial control over society..