"Who is John Galt?" is the first sentence of the book "Atlas Shrugged" (1957, by Ayn Rand). But what does it mean and what is this book really all about? After all it got destroyed by some people and glorified by others.
I have read the book and I don't want to spoil the mystery about John Galt, so I won't tell you who he is, but I will tell you what the expression "Who is John Galt?" stands for. In the book the people use this phrase when they reach a point in a discussion or in their life, where they have no answer. Little do they know, that there is an answer, but they have to learn it the hard way, by destroying the world. And when the world is burning, they know who this ominous John Galt was.
That is also the plot of the novel. The world falls apart. Bit by bit. Ayn Rand does a marvelous job on describing the people in the book as well putting her philosophy - Objectivism - into act.
A lot of people loved this book and so did I. It kinda changed my life and I rate it a 100/100 out of a hundred, because if you read it carefully and take your time, think about the topics that are discussed it will also change your life.
This April there was a movie released, called Atlas Shrugged Part 1. I haven't seen it yet, but when I have, I'll write a review about it.
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