Atlas Shrugged | Essays and Criticism

  • Dialogue, Character, and Objectivism

    In the following essay Hubbell explores how Rand's technique of dialogue and character development support the philosophy of Objectivism.

  • The Ideas of Ayn Rand

    In the following excerpt, Merrill praises Atlas Shrugged for its complex literary style and compelling characterizations.

  • Ghosts on the Roof

    In the following essay, which was originally published in 1957, Chambers finds it difficult to take seriously the plot and philosophy of Atlas Shrugged, and maintains that the work is more a tract than it is a novel.

  • Who Is Ayn Rand?

    In the following excerpt, Branden discusses the climax of Atlas Shrugged and the novel as the climax of Ayn Rand's novels.

  • On Atlas Shrugged

    In the following essay, Wilt discusses Atlas Shrugged as a feminist work.

  • Controversial Books by Ayn Rand and Caitlin Thomas

    In the following excerpt, Blackman briefly looks at the America that Rand portrays in Atlas Shrugged.