 SOLO in Florida at Merritt Island
Saturday, November 19, 6:00 PM
How would Ayn Rand introduce a great romantic book like Victor Hugo's Ninety-Three? This month shall ponder that question through discussion of Ayn Rand's essay "Introduction to Ninety-Three" in her book The Romantic Manifesto. Learn to use this information to unify the mind, body and emotions of your Authentic Self. As usual, we will have dinner at Applebee's following the discussion.
When: Saturday, November 19, 6:00 PM
Where: Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 780 E Merritt Island Cswy, Merritt Island, FL 32952, (321) 453-8202
Shared Inquiry Questions for "Introduction to Ninety-Three" in The Romantic Manifesto
Interpretive Questions
- Why is the name of this novel Ninety-Three?
- Why did Ayn Rand write this introduction?
- Name the components of the "intellectual first-aid kit" Ayn Rand provides in this introduction and explain why she supplies them.
- Why does Ayn Rand say, "'Grandeur' is the one word that names the leitmotif of Ninety-Three and of all of Hugo's novels -- and of his sense of life"?
- In what ways was Victor Hugo "archetypical of the virtues and the fatal errors of the nineteenth century"?
Evaluative Questions
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Do you agree with Ayn Rand's praise of Victor Hugo?
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Do you agree with Ayn Rand's identifications of the philosophical contradictions within Victor Hugo's work?
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What principles on your Belief Window did this essay undermine or reinforce?
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