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American philosophical novels (Book Guide): 2150 AD, Agape Agape, Atlas Shrugged, Breakfast with Buddha, Child of God, Fahrenheit 451, For One More ... (Bach novel), Pink (novel), Replay (novel)
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (novels not included). Pages: 31. Chapters: 2150 AD, Agap? Agape, Atlas Shrugged, Breakfast with Buddha, Child of God, Fahrenheit 451, For One More Day, Gojiro, Hume's Fork (novel), Illusions (Bach novel), Pink (novel), Replay (novel), The Cream of the Jest, The Death of Vishnu, The Fountainhead, The Moviegoer, The Sunlight Dialogues, Wittgenstein's Mistress. Excerpt: Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States. Rand's fourth and last novel, it was also her longest, and the one she considered to be her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. Atlas Shrugged includes elements of romance, mystery and science fiction, and it contains Rand's most extensive statement of Objectivism in any of her works of fiction. The book explores a dystopian United States where many of society's most productive citizens refuse to be exploited by increasing taxation and government regulations and go on strike. The refusal evokes the imagery of what would happen if the mythological Atlas refused to continue to hold up the world. They are led by John Galt. Galt describes the strike as "stopping the motor of the world" by withdrawing the minds that drive society's growth and productivity. In their efforts, these people "of the mind" hope to demonstrate that a world in which the individual is not free to create is doomed, that civilization cannot exist where every person is a slave to society and government, and that the destruction of the profit motive leads to the collapse of society. The protagonist, Dagny Taggart, sees society collapse around her as the government increasingly asserts control over all industry. The novel's title is a reference to Atlas, a Titan of Greek mythology, who in the novel is described as "the giant who holds the world on his shoulders". The significance of this reference is
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