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ERIC Number: EJ842299
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-May
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 28
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0010-0994
Reading "The Fountainhead": The Missing Self in Ayn Rand's Ethical Individualism
Fand, Roxanne J.
College English, v71 n5 p486-505 May 2009
Ayn Rand's novel "The Fountainhead" can be a useful text in an undergraduate English class, helping students think through issues of individualism. Rand's own concept of the self, however, ignores its social dimensions. (Contains 7 notes.)
Descriptors: Novels, Individualism, Ethics, Self Concept, Altruism, Feminism, Political Attitudes, English Instruction, College English, Undergraduate Students, Reader Response
National Council of Teachers of English. 1111 West Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Tel: 877-369-6283; Tel: 217-328-3870; Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Hawaii