Reading Ursula k. Le Guin's novel the Dispossessed the word anarchism appears frequently when describing positive and even spiritually revolutionary movements. From researching use of the word in contemporary media and literature an article from the New Internationalist magazine conveyed an interesting insight on the allegory that is perceived the the "a words" use.
From a historical context the word anarchism was conceived to depict different disposition than it's current conception of being evil, dangerous and destructive:
‘Anarchism stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion; the liberation of the human body from the dominion of property; liberation from the shackles and restraint of government. It stands for a social order based on the free grouping of individuals.’
Emma Goldman 1910 ( http://www.newint.org/features/2011/06/01/anarchism-explained
Intersecting Goldman's words with the fictional writings of le Guin a comparison may be drawn concerning the subversion from the reticent nature of modern civilization. In the Dispossessed an escape from the cultural norm on earth is represented by an alternate population resident on the moon who have attained a totally annexed ideology based on volunteering and comradeship. When Juxtaposed with anarchistic movements a similarity can be construed that upholds virtues in anti-profiteering and survival of the harmony of the self in relation to the world. In this positivity however during the development of the main character Shevec in the novel he begins to question how the supposed ideological evolution of the human race after generations of the initial revolution occurring post relocating to the moon has developed another isolated society becoming more and more similar to that on earth.
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