In totalitarian societies, dictatorial leaders separate children from their parents because it prevents them from forming bonds with others. You form the strongest bonds with your parents, as they are there for you throughout your childhood. They love you and protect you, even if you do something wrong. If you misbehave, your parents punish you and it is considered intrusive and rude for someone else to yell at your children. When children don't have someone to watch over them and protect them, they begin to feel alone and vulnerable. They know that no one will defend them and that they must listen and do what they are told or they will be hurt. In Anthem, children in the Infant Home and Student Home were locked in the basement if they did something wrong. If you were constantly locked in a cave with no one to defend you, you would feel pretty alone and weak. Unable to choose friends, you have no one to bond with. And making people think negatively about themselves is one of the best ways to control them. You become very attached to a child at nine months....