Did anyone read Atlas shrugged? objective-ism?

Question

i am trying to get into it but ll they talk about are railroads do far. i am trying to understand what objectivesim mean but when i look it all its all mumbo jumbo can anyone answer this in simpler terms? and what did that guy ragnar danes mean by "it's robin hood is the one that he is out to get?"

Answer 1

Read "The Fountainhead" instead.  It was shorter than Atlas Shrugged, and I thought an easier book to read.  It still packs the same philosophical punch, without Rand's usual long-windedness...

Answer 2

i read it, it's very long, and you have to have patience to read it. if you want to understand objectivism dont just ask for the answer, read the book and find out on your own, i promise by the end of the book you will understand it. think of it as an adventure

Answer 3

When reading Atlas Shrugged, it's important to understand just how important the railroads were when Rand was writing.

Don't really worry about defining objectivism, just keep reading (provided you can stay interested) and sooner or later it will all sort itself out.  If not, then Wikipedia is a good source of basic info.

"[Robin Hood] was the man who robbed the rich and gave to the poor. Well, I'm the man who robs the poor and gives to the rich-or, to be exact, the man who robs the thieving poor and gives back to the productive rich."

-- I'm not sure if this is the quote you're referring to, but it's pretty much how Rand believes that the resources of society shouldn't be given out to the greatest need, but given to those who are rich/wise/etc. because they best know how to use them.