I was talking to a classmate about Atlas Shrugged, and we got onto the topic of Rand's deification of her characters. In all of her works, Rand seems to put a huge emphasis on characters, and that was something that I saw from a little bit of a different perspective as I made Wordles for both the first chapter and the entire book. Rand really uses her characters to try to get her ideas across, usually centering around one or a few 'enlightened' and passionate individuals who, by their integrity and innovation, are able to evoke strong positive change in the world. It will be noted that, at times, the characters become kind of flat as they are overpowered by the philosophical crusade waged throughout Rand's works, but in general, there is much of value that we can take from the examples of Howard Roark, Hank Rearden, and other such heroes in coming to understand our role in the world and our potential to triumph in spite of adversity.
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