No, the point was it was better to live free and not do what you loved then have your abilities and talents used against you to enslave you. Well, yeah. That point, made repeatedly throughout the novel, is about as subtle as a brick to the head. My concern is not what her point was or whether it was worthwhile or insightful or whatever - what I'm saying is that the method she chose to deliver that point unto thee has more holes in it than a shotgunned swiss cheese.
No, the point was it was better to live free and not do what you loved then have your abilities and talents used against you to enslave you. Well, yeah. That point, made repeatedly throughout the novel, is about as subtle as a brick to the head. My concern is not what her point was or whether it was worthwhile or insightful or whatever - what I'm saying is that the method she chose to deliver that point unto thee has more holes in it than a shotgunned swiss cheese. Well, the written word is pretty powerful.
Tom Paines 'Common sense' and 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' were very effective in moving people to act.
Rand's novels seem to have that ability also, maybe because they are so black and white.