CliffsNotes on Rand's Atlas Shrugged

by Bernstein, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780764585562
• ISBN10: 0764585568
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-19
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes

Summary

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.CliffsNotes on Atlas Shrugged is your guide to author Ayn Rand's masterpiece, an impassioned defense of the freedom of man's mind. She shows that without the independent mind, our society would collapse into primitive savagery.Delve into the post-World War II historical context of Atlas Shrugged and the modern implications of its conclusions. Other features that help you study include Character analyses of major players A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters Critical essays A review section that tests your knowledge A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sitesClassic literature or modern modern-day treasure - you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

Author Biography

Andrew Bernstein holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Graduate School of the City University of New York. He teaches Philosophy at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York, and at the State University of New York at Purchase. Dr. Bernstein is a speaker for the Ayn Rand Institute and lectures on Ayn Rand's novels throughout the United States.

Table of Contents

Life and Background of the Author	1	(1)
Personal Background	2	(1)
Career Highlights	3	(1)
Rand's Philosophy: Objectivism	3	(2)
Introduction to the Novel	5	(23)
Introduction	6	(6)
A Brief Synopsis	12	(8)
List of Characters	20	(7)
Character Web	27	(1)
Critical Commentaries	28	(79)
The Theme	29	(5)
Summary	29	(1)
Commentary	30	(2)
Glossary	32	(2)
The Chain	34	(3)
Summary	34	(1)
Commentary	34	(2)
Glossary	36	(1)
The Top and the Bottom	37	(3)
Summary	37	(1)
Commentary	38	(1)
Glossary	39	(1)
The Immovable Movers	40	(4)
Summary	40	(1)
Commentary	41	(2)
Glossary	43	(1)
The Climax of the d'Anconias	44	(1)
Summary	44	(1)
Commentary	44	(1)
The Non-Commercial	45	(3)
Summary	45	(1)
Commentary	46	(2)
The Exploiters and the Exploited	48	(3)
Summary	48	(1)
Commentary	49	(2)
The John Galt Line	51	(3)
Summary	51	(1)
Commentary	51	(3)
The Sacred and the Profane	54	(2)
Summary	54	(1)
Commentary	54	(2)
Wyatt's Torch	56	(3)
Summary	56	(1)
Commentary	57	(2)
The Man Who Belonged on Earth	59	(3)
Summary	59	(1)
Commentary	60	(1)
Glossary	61	(1)
The Aristocracy of Pull	62	(2)
Summary	62	(1)
Commentary	62	(1)
Glossary	63	(1)
White Blackmail	64	(2)
Summary	64	(1)
Commentary	65	(1)
The Sanction of the Victim	66	(2)
Summary	66	(1)
Commentary	67	(1)
Account Overdrawn	68	(3)
Summary	68	(1)
Commentary	68	(2)
Glossary	70	(1)
Miracle Metal	71	(2)
Summary	71	(1)
Commentary	72	(1)
Glossary	72	(1)
The Moratorium on Brains	73	(3)
Summary	73	(1)
Commentary	74	(1)
Glossary	75	(1)
By our Love	76	(2)
Summary	76	(1)
Commentary	76	(2)
The Face Without Pain or Fear or Guilt	78	(3)
Summary	78	(1)
Commentary	78	(2)
Glossary	80	(1)
The Sign of the Dollar	81	(3)
Summary	81	(1)
Commentary	82	(1)
Glossary	83	(1)
Atlantis	84	(3)
Summary	84	(1)
Commentary	84	(3)
The Utopia of Greed	87	(2)
Summary	87	(1)
Commentary	88	(1)
Anti-Greed	89	(3)
Summary	89	(1)
Commentary	89	(1)
Glossary	90	(2)
Anti-Life	92	(3)
Summary	92	(1)
Commentary	93	(2)
Their Brothers' Keepers	95	(2)
Summary	95	(1)
Commentary	95	(2)
The Concerto of Deliverance	97	(2)
Summary	97	(1)
Commentary	97	(2)
``This is John Galt Speaking''	99	(2)
Summary	99	(1)
Commentary	99	(2)
The Egoist	101	(2)
Summary	101	(1)
Commentary	101	(1)
Glossary	102	(1)
The Generator	103	(2)
Summary	103	(1)
Commentary	103	(2)
In the Name of the Best Within Us	105	(2)
Summary	105	(1)
Commentary	105	(2)
Character Analyses	107	(9)
John Galt	108	(2)
Dagny Taggart	110	(1)
Hank Rearden	111	(1)
Francisco d'Anconia	112	(2)
James Taggart	114	(2)
Critical Essays	116	(7)
The Role of the Mind in Human Life	117	(3)
The Role of the Common Man in Atlas Shrugged: The Eddie Willers Story	120	(3)
CliffsNotes Review	123	(4)
CliffsNotes Resource Center	127	(3)
Index	130