Question

Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars. I am a man. This miracle of me is mine to own and keep, and mine to guard, and mine to use, and mine to kneel before! The imagery of servitude and sacrifice reinforces the theme that the moral purpose of a person’s life is to

A. seek his or her own happiness.
B. serve a higher power.
C. fight against oppression for all mankind.
D. reject selfish desires.

Answer 1

B is correct answer.

Answer 2

A. seek his or her own happiness

Step-by-step explanation:

The writer's purpose is to show what individualism is. Anthem is the novella Ayn Rand _Russian writer- wrote in 1937 and in this excerpt the character thinks that living for the others is a way of servitude and sacrifice. What is important is how one individual sees the world . His own view is what will make him happy. The other people in society are not important.