Read the excerpt from anthem. but i still wonder how it was possible, in those graceless years of transition, long ago, that men did not see whither they were going, and went on, in blindness and cowardice, to their fate. i wonder, for it is hard for me to conceive how men who knew the word i, could give it up and not know what they lost. based on the excerpt, it can be inferred that the narrator believes that the council took men's freedom from them. men surrendered to conformity and gave up their own freedom. men had freedom all along and did not realize it. the council led men to think they were free to choose their destinies.i am neither foe nor friend to my brothers, but such as each of them shall deserve of me. and to earn my love, my brothers must do more than to have been born. i do not grant my love without reason, nor to any chance passer-by who may wish to claim it. i honor men with my love. but honor is a thing to be earned. which best explains the philosophical concept reflected in the excerpt?
this excerpt reflects collectivism, because it reveals the narrator's deep love for other individuals.
this excerpt reflects collectivism, because it reinforces the need for acceptance and brotherhood.
this excerpt reflects capitalism, because it suggests that love of others is unnecessary and unimportant.
this excerpt reflects capitalism, because it emphasizes an exchange based on free will.
