Comparing Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged And The Fountainhead

Ayn Rand, best known for her works “Atlas Shrugged” and “The Fountainhead”, was born in communist Russia and knew only the restrictive communist regime. She knew that this system was flawed and was driven to seek out a better ideals system. She had heard of America, where people were free to have opinions and pursue happiness. however, when she came, she realized a democracy is still not a perfect system, so she took to thinking. This lead ultimately to the production of an overall ideals system, she called “Objectivism” where reason is the only absolute, and personal happiness is the goal. It is based on a free capitalistic society, almost the polar opposite of communism. She imagined a perfect utopia, where anybody can be happy, as long

Much like Ayn Rand, the founding fathers set up a system comprised of the principles of “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, which are the main tenets of Objectivism. Being happy on earth is one of the things people strive for, and yet the current economic and governmental system keeps them from seeing the fruits of their labor. With Objectivism, everyone can be happy, and the only excuse for not being happy is that you are too lazy to try. There is no chance for political corruption or government favoritism when the government has limited power, except for the security of the

The question of charity, for example. Ayn Rand explained her stance on charity like this: “There is nothing wrong in helping other people, if and when they are worthy of the help and you can afford to help them. I regard charity as a marginal issue. What I am fighting is the idea that charity is a moral duty and a primary virtue.” It is like if someone is drowning, you only should jump in and help if you can safely do so. However, if you jump in to help, but you cannot make it out yourself, that is when the charity being done is