What makes one an egoist? Attitude and personality, or actions and words? Is being an egoist immoral? To Prometheus, having an ego is respectable. It’s simply another way to say the forbidden word, “I”. In today’s society, ego has an offensive meaning and is used as a derogatory term. Prometheus is an egoist, but not in the “arrogantly conceited” way, he simply wants to break away from the limited society he was raised in.
In the speech “The Soul of an Individualist”, the speaker says, “‘Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision. Their goals differed, but they all had this in common: that the step was first, the road new, the vision unborrowed, and the response they …show more content…
When Liberty reaches him in the Uncharted Forest, he is overwhelmed with gratitude and bliss. “’ His vision, his strength, his courage came from his own spirit.’” (Ayn Rand). Just as they come across the cabin in the woods, they realize there is so much more to life than what they have experienced. This is the part in the novella where Equality becomes an “egoist”, in the most considerate form of the word. He realizes his true potential and desperately wants to fulfill it. “’[Equality] served nothing and no one. He lived for himself. And only by living for himself was he able to achieve the things which are the glory of mankind.’” as quoted in “The Soul of an Individualist”. Liberty proceeds to rename Equality, “Prometheus”. In the “godly” sense of the name, Prometheus is in fact an egoist. He thinks for himself and wants to do what is best for him. However, he thinks of his brothers at home, who have to suffer living the same life he has been freed from, and of Liberty who is now with child. Prometheus has an ego, but it differs from what society’s definition means today. Having an ego to Prometheus means being different, unique, and aware of your surroundings. He is an egoist, in all forms of the word except the derogatory
In the speech “The Soul of an Individualist”, the speaker says, “‘Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision. Their goals differed, but they all had this in common: that the step was first, the road new, the vision unborrowed, and the response they …show more content…
When Liberty reaches him in the Uncharted Forest, he is overwhelmed with gratitude and bliss. “’ His vision, his strength, his courage came from his own spirit.’” (Ayn Rand). Just as they come across the cabin in the woods, they realize there is so much more to life than what they have experienced. This is the part in the novella where Equality becomes an “egoist”, in the most considerate form of the word. He realizes his true potential and desperately wants to fulfill it. “’[Equality] served nothing and no one. He lived for himself. And only by living for himself was he able to achieve the things which are the glory of mankind.’” as quoted in “The Soul of an Individualist”. Liberty proceeds to rename Equality, “Prometheus”. In the “godly” sense of the name, Prometheus is in fact an egoist. He thinks for himself and wants to do what is best for him. However, he thinks of his brothers at home, who have to suffer living the same life he has been freed from, and of Liberty who is now with child. Prometheus has an ego, but it differs from what society’s definition means today. Having an ego to Prometheus means being different, unique, and aware of your surroundings. He is an egoist, in all forms of the word except the derogatory