Ayn Rand's 'The Road To Character'

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In the introduction to “The Road of Character”, we look at the struggle between a moral self and one of pursuing personal success. We are given an example of this by looking at two different résumés; virtues and eulogy résumés. Virtues represents the real world and striving for success and building your skills for jobs and contributing to that success. Eulogy is the moral and deeper parts of one. It represents your core, well-being, and most importantly, character. The author goes back and forth about the flaws of one resume and the benefits of another. Then he proceeds to discuss that Adam 1 represents the personal success and growth while Adam II is the moral life inside of someone. Adam 1 being external and Adam II being internal; …show more content…

He talks about Adam 1 in the real world such as economics and practice makes perfect. He uses Adam II in a moral standpoint in life. Instead of striving for economic success, they are trying to better themselves internally, not externally. This book speaks to our generation because the author wants us to get the right idea before we become too focused on just Adam 1 or Adam II. The book is titled “The Road to Character”, he wants us to build a good and strong character. He wants us to be morally right, and this book only speaking to adults would not make any sense. What struck me the most was the email he received from Dave Jolly. The email talks about teaching morals and the heart. He says it cannot be taught in a classroom, and good hearts are obtained through digging deep and healing old scars. He refers to past experiences and bettering yourself. I fully agree with this and it struck me very well. True morality and a right heart cannot be taught, it lies within you and you have to discover it yourself. A teacher could help guide you, but in the end, you yourself are learning on your own and making your own decisions. What this means for the present generation is to choose your path wisely. You want a path of great character not one of just wanting to better your external

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