5/10/2023 0 Comments Rand author atlas shrugged![]() ![]() ![]() In early 1945, Ayn Rand embarked on the work which would eventually be considered her literary masterpiece. You will discover why a productive genius becomes a worthless playboy…why a great steel industrialist is working for his own destruction…why a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumph…why a beautiful woman who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with the man she has sworn to kill.Ītlas Shrugged, a modern classic and Rand’s most extensive statement of Objectivism-her groundbreaking philosophy-offers the reader the spectacle of human greatness, depicted with all the poetry and power of one of the twentieth century’s leading artists. You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men and women in this book. Who is John Galt? When he says that he will stop the motor of the world, is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but against those who need him most? Why does he fight his hardest battle against the woman he loves? ![]() Narration: an anonymous third-person narrator focusing mainly on Dagny and Rearden, but following all the characters. Theme: The importance of the mind the evils of collectivism the need to integrate mind and body Major Characters: Dagny Taggart, John Galt, Prometheus (mythology), Atlas, Hank Rearden, Francisco d’Anconia, James Taggart ![]()
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