Ayn Rand was a well-known novelist and philosopher who upheld individualism over collectivism and egoism over altruism. She defended the individual over all the forces that could weaken it. Ayn wrote several popular novels. Some of which included Anthem, Fountain Head, and Atlas Shrugged. She defended her thoughts about God that lead her to believe it weakened her and led her to become an atheist (Smith, 1991, pp. 30-35). Ayn founded the philosophical movement of objectivism. …showed first 75 words of 1857 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1857 total…anti-socialism. She 10 believed that man was an individual, who could objectively rationalize his world. Her beliefs were evident in her novels Athem, Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged to name a few. Ayn has brought her thoughts and philosophies to the world. Some people believe in her views and some adamantly object to them. Whatever your views and beliefs are, one has to question oneself when reading the literary themes of Ayn Rand. What do you believe?