KnowIng Self Essay

There is a question that Is asked frequently in these situations in the articles Anthem by Ayn Rand, “Emancipation proclamation” by Abraham Lincoln, Prometheus in Greek mythology, “Critical Thinking video” by Leo and our Socratic Seminar. What do you want most in life? but not just the people in these texts have trouble asking themselves this. Many teenagers now struggle with this too. They have to decide whether they want to do something or not and most of the time this affects their entire life. I also struggle with answering this and getting what I want most in my life. What I want most in my life is freedom and acceptance.

First, In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand Equality wanted freedom. He wanted the freedom to be himself and to learn. He also wanted to be accepted by his “brothers”. In the book equality struggled to fit in. He always hid who he was, so he wouldn’t get in trouble. For example, he was so different that he was even taller than everyone else “ There is evil in your bones, Equality 7-2521, for your body has grown beyond the bodies of your brothers” (Anthem pg.18). But equality is not the only one. I can relate to this because I've also struggled with acceptance from my family and I still do. …show more content…
He wanted them to be accepted as actual people instead of property. “...all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state...shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free” he said in the emancipation proclamation. He put himself out in front of what probably felt like the whole world and put a stop to slavery. Even if it meant a civil war. He fought for what he and all the slaves