"I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."
Atlas Shrugged was my introduction to Ayn Rand and what an introduction it was!! Standing at a measly 1,069 pages, it is a fictionalized drama based on her ideology of Objectivism. What happens to a world when the captains and innovators of each industry disappear? What happens to a world where competition is not looked at as healthy because it shows that some people are better at their craft than others? Why is this a bad thing? Why should some be given unfair advantage just because they're not as good as someone else? All of these questions are viewed and displayed through the many characters portrayed by Ayn Rand. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and what it represents. How dare we diminish some one's contribution to our society and expect them to give it to us for free. If this book seems to long for an Ayn Rand starter, then let me know - I can recommend another.
Happy Page Turning!!
No comments:
Post a Comment