Atlas Shrugged By Ayn Rand Analysis

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Ayn Rand was a woman who went through a lot of hard times that shaped her view of the world. Atlas Shrugged at its heart is about how any socialist society will ultimately fail because of the government involvement. Ayn Rand is also credited with the founding of the ideas of Objectivism, or rational individualism (Thomas). These ideals are shown throughout this entire book quite well. The reader even gets an idea of what a perfect society would be to Rand when John Galt, one of the most important characters in the book, forms a separate society to that of the main one. Government involvement in the free market will only ever lead to the collapse of society and people need to be selfish and search for their own happiness for it to flourish.
Ayn Rand grew up in St. Petersburg Russia and Crimea from 1905-1925. This means she experienced the communist uprising that occurred during that time period, her …show more content…

A character in the book tried to justify this directive by saying “We've got to run the world for the sake of the little people. It's intelligence that's caused all the troubles of humanity” (Rand 412). They care too much about those who will suffer from other working harder and being smarter than they are. Everyone to them should be equivalent to a mindless zombie under the control of the government so the government can flourish. Objectivism wants the individuals who can make something of themselves to do so and that would overall better the economy because there would be competition between the businesses running well. Rand shows us in this book what will happen without these people, “Rand makes a binding connection between the individuals in society who wish to preserve their creative and productive freedoms, and the members of the same society whose immorality (whether they are aware of it or not) causes destruction”

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