Analysis Of Ayn Rand's ' Atlas Shrugged '

One of the most important irregularities that contribute to the dramatic setting in Ayn Rand’s Anthem is the lack of technological and scientific knowledge the society possesses. In juxtaposition with our ideal predictions of the future, the nature of science and technology in the novel is nonexistent. Preceding the story, Ayn Rand respectfully explains the novel: when, why, and what events she survived through in the “glory days” of Russian history. It is obvious to see that Rand’s thoughts on the Russian government during this time impacted the plot of the story, focusing on the importance of collectivity, individualism, and knowledge. However, with the past influencing Rand’s writing of Anthem, a reverie is produced

In the film, Ayn rand and the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged, it is a documentary based on controversial theories from a philosophical view on the outcome of America’s crisis. The novel is based on Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel that further explains his theories and explanations on how he came up with his theories and opinions. In my opinion from the movie I believe it is a conspiracy theory about the government and the control of politicians over the citizens and their “master plan” to corrupt and take over America. Ayn Rand discussed her critics and how her audience did not appreciate her message and felt it was more fictional than not. Her book plummeted in sells and did not make the quota she was hoping for to get the message she wanted to get across to all the individuals. There are many spectators of the end of the world and the changes of America and how it will affect everyone as a whole.

Of all the contradictions of Rand’s magnum opus, Atlas Shrugged, the greatest comes at the end of John Galt’s speech on objectivism. The main principle of individualists is to have value in life and therefore act to live or to die (Smith). For example the looters and evil characters, like Lillian Rearden, do not live, instead they leach off of others and try to get them as far away from their values as they can. Rather than contribute to a new intellectual invention, she does everything she can to demoralize her husband, Hank. Her fault is not putting value into her own life unlike the good characters such as the strikers at Galt’s Gulch oath is: “I swear by my Life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask

In Russia on February 2, 1905, a literary legend was born. Her name was Alissa Rosenbaum, but she is better known as the famous Ayn Rand. Rand taught herself to read at age six and decided she wanted to make a career out of writing when she was only nine years old. Because of the Russian Revolution, Rand was thrown into poverty when she was young. Her family suffered times of near starvation because of the Communist’s victory. (Biography of Ayn Rand) However, these tough times ultimately led to some of her greatest accomplishments that are now known worldwide. Ayn Rand's harsh first hand experiences with Communism and the Russian Revolution as a child influenced her to write Anthem because she wanted to express the flaws found in Collectivism.

Every so often, an author conceives a story which gives birth to an unprecedented philosophical paradigm shift in the reader. Ayn Rand’s classic novel, Atlas Shrugged, seductively captures the quest of revolutionaries striving to achieve an ideal capitalist system. The producers of the world strike until the existing altruistic society collapses. They strike until they are rid of all the freeloaders who stand to benefit from their work. While the reader’s shift may not originally be in agreement with the extreme capitalistic view presented, Rand captures the reader’s attention with the unyielding motivation, and passion-fueled force her characters exemplify. In particular, she creatively illuminates the desire within a person to transcend

When Ayn Rand was twelve, her family lost their business to the Bolshevik reign, and Rand began to develop ideas that, years later, would define one of the most influential and controversial economic philosophies of the century. Rand’s theory of Objectivism was introduced in her landmark novel, Atlas Shrugged, which delved deeply into her ideas about business, government, and society. While Rand’s philosophy is considered to be incredibly controversial, her critics often display a misunderstanding of her philosophies at their core. Many people criticize what seems to be a school of thought that rewards the wealthy at the detriment of the poor, but in Rand’s mind, business is the representation of a free society, and a culmination of all the

earlier explained, a full 15 of the 24 items Objectivism would disagree with. A large point of irony is a person who was a registered as a Republican and embraced by so many Republicans, wasn’t in line with much of the points from the republican Platform of the most recent election before she immigrated from Russia. At first it seems Objectivists would be in line since points 1 through 5 are consistent. Some inconsistencies are however, exposed in these first few points. While improvement of the merit system, item 3 is a point supported by Objectivists it is not something currently Republicans agree with as evidenced by their protection of the so-called death tax. The legal mechanism of the estate tax, commonly referred to as the death

In a world consisting of government-citizen power struggle; the philosophies of individualism, capitalism, objectivism, and libertarianism play important roles in the lives of self-interest advocates. Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged depicts a brilliant illustration of government takeover, industrialist revenge, and the importance of the existence of “men of the mind” in the world in order for society to function and prosper.

It is easy to turn a blind eye when faced with the misfortune of others, but where must one draw the line? Neal Shusterman, in his novel Unwind, delves deep into this ethical dilemma, forcing readers to question the role morals play in their own lives, as well as the extent to which greed affects their daily activity. There are too many circumstances in which people decide to “look the other way” rather than take action against social injustices, and greed largely contributes to the development of these mindsets and the behaviors that result from them. In today’s society, greed acts as one of the most dominant influences that interferes with a person’s morality.

I think Ayn Rand can be a good and bad thing for a society. She believes in individualism wholeheartedly, and she doesn’t even really want to hear other people’s opinion. In the fourth video, a lady tried to express her opinion , and Ayn Rand didn’t want to hear what she had to say. She believed this was because of what went on in Russia when she was growing up. Caring about only yourself is a good thing to a certain extent. People should get to choose their occupation, who they marry, if they want to have kids, etc, but if all the people in the military only looked out for themselves, we wouldn’t have a military to defend us. I believe societies do need a government to keep everything in order, but they shouldn’t have complete control. There

Wendell Berry expands on a fundamental point from Adam Smith’s work The Theory of Moral Sentiments, which is also reflected in his work, The Wealth of Nations. That point is the concept of sympathy and why humans experience it and how it impacts our society and economy. Berry discusses sympathy in his lecture and concludes that sympathy is found in a certain type of person and that sympathy is based on a connection to one’s surroundings. Berry and Smith both share a similar understanding of human nature and what values are the best for individuals and society. Both Berry and Smith believe a society’s strength comes from an individual’s value of community and respect for others.

Studies have demonstrated that riches may be inconsistent with sympathy and compassion. Exploration distributed in the journal Psychological Science found that individuals of lower monetary status were better at understanding others than wealthier individuals

Sympathy, Empathy and Pity P- ray for the pauper to sleep at night; H- elp the hapless to lose their fright. I- nterfere gregariously to avoid dejectedness; L- ight the inflammable mirthless. I- mploring without altruistic is negligent; P- hilantropic dismantles self-indulgent.

But generally, we know that sympathy is not merely an emotional experience; it also moves us to do something. For example, adverts for charities that show children with dirty, tear-stained faces appeal to our sympathy and are designed so that we will be moved to donate some of our money. This kind of emotional response to the suffering of another living being is sometimes called “pity.” This is usually what people nowadays think about when they hear the word ‘sympathy.’

To embody charity requires one to adopt a general constitution in order to gain understanding of life. Once man is aware that he is at “the end of his nature; or that there is no further state to come,” he likens living to futility, and becomes engrossed in himself (Browne and Endicott 278). Browne argues that such a man develops “deeper ignorance of [himself]” such that he is unable to identify the he and those he believes inferior share the same constitutions. As a result, this self-involved man fails from the “inferior creatures” how to avoid apprehension stemming from awareness of the inevitability of life (Browne and Endicott 278). However, when man implements a “constitution so general, that it consorts and symphathiseth with all things,”