Atlas Outline with Part III

The U.S. Library of Congress has called "Atlas Shrugged" the second most influential book ever written (with the first being the Bible).

Ayn HERSELF wrote the following in "The Romantic Manifesto":
"The motive and purpose of my writing can best be summed up by saying that if a dedication page were to precede the total of my work, it would read: To the glory of Man."

"And if anyone should ask me what it is that I have said to the glory of Man, I will answer only by paraphrasing Howard Roark. I will hold up a copy of Atlas Shrugged and say: 'The explanation rests.'"

This means "Atlas Shrugged" is Ayn's best explanation for her beliefs...

The purpose of these notes is to help people understand this epic novel. Many people have told me I they would never had made it past Chapter 5 without these notes.

The notes are set up with the following sections:

PLOT:
The events that occur in the chapter that come to conclusion.

SUBPLOT:
The events that occur during the chapter that are important to remember during future chapters.

COMMENTS:
Insight into the events that occurred during the chapter from a principle perspective.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION:
A review of a section of the chapter that is worth re-reading because it can be practically applied to your life.

SUPPLEMENT:
Quotes and examples from other works that add further insight to the principles in the chapter.

Those who have read "Atlas Shrugged" find the best way to re-read the book is to read the notes and then re-read the section mentioned in PRACTICAL APPLICATION.

The links to the notes can be found in the following table of contents.

Part 1: NON-CONTRADICTION
Chapter 1: The Theme
Chapter 2: The Chain
Chapter 3: The Top and the Bottom
Chapter 4: The Immovable Movers
Chapter 5: The Climax of the d'Anconias
Chapter 6: The Non-Commercial
Chapter 7: The Exploiters and the Exploited
Chapter 8: The John Galt Line
Chapter 9: The Sacred and the Profane
Chapter 10: Wyatt's Torch

Part 2: EITHER-OR
Chapter 1: The Man Who Belonged on Earth
Chapter 2: The Aristocracy of Pull
Chapter 3: White Blackmail
Chapter 4: The Sanction of the Victim
Chapter 5: Account Overdrawn
Chapter 6: Miracle Metal
Chapter 7: The Moratorium on Brains
Chapter 8: By Our Love
Chapter 9: The Face Without Pain or Fear or Guilt
Chapter 10: The Sign of the Dollar

Part 3: A IS A
Chapter 1: Atlantis
Chapter 2: The Utopia of Greed
Chapter 3: Anti-Greed
Chapter 4: Anti-Life
Chapter 5: Their Brothers' Keepers
Chapter 6: The Concerto of Deliverance
Chapter 7: This Is John Galt Speaking
Chapter 8: The Egoist
Chapter 9: The Generator
Chapter 10: In the Name of the Best Within Us

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