The Representation of Trauma in Ayn Rand's Novel Atlas Shrugged

Q1 Arts and Humanities

The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Pub Date : 2019-11-23 DOI:10.5325/jaynrandstud.19.2.0243

A. Grigorovskaya

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:This article interprets Ayn Rand's last novel, Atlas Shrugged, through the lens of Trauma Studies. The author argues that the novel reflects Rand's traumatic experiences of the February and October revolutions in Russia and can be viewed as the means by which the author engaged in the process of what Dominick LaCapra has called "working-through."

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安·兰德小说《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》中创伤的表现

摘要：本文以《创伤研究》为视角，解读了兰德的最后一部小说《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》。作者认为，这部小说反映了兰德在俄罗斯二月和十月革命中的创伤经历，可以被视为作者参与多米尼克·拉卡普拉所说的“工作”过程的手段

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The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory

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