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> Thousands of years ago, the first man discovered how to make fire. He was probably burned at the stake he had taught his brothers to light. He was considered
by hirundo 8y ago
> Thousands of years ago, the first man discovered how to make fire. He was probably burned at the stake he had taught his brothers to light. He was considered an evildoer who had dealt with a demon mankind dreaded.
Hate or love her, Rand had a powerful way with words. You can admit that and still thinks she was the evildoer. By her influence she was one of the greatest expository writers of her generation. She brilliantly wrapped treatises on economics and philosophy in sugar pills of fiction. For good or ill, Howard Roark is among the great literary characters of the twentieth century.
- russellbeattie 8y agoNah. Her exposition is mediocre at best. What she did was simply give her readers a rationale for their innate selfishness and lack of empathy, wrapped in flowery platitudes. Those that are naturally self-centered read her work and the underlying message of radical egocentrism speaks to them. But since it's such an abhorrent message, they justify their attraction to it by claiming Rand was a compelling writer. She really wasn't. What I guess you can say is that being a hypocrite and narcissist herself, Rand knew her audience quite well and wrote accordingly. There's a lot that can be learned from that.