[ml/nj]

I guess you think Shakespeare is outdated too. The thing about great literature is that it is timeless. Good luck with your stuff, but the way to promote it isn't to put down a book like Atlas Shrugged as being just a "half-century old novel." In fact, I would suggest that by demeaning Rand's work, you have rather demeaned your own, in my eyes at least.

ML/NJ

[whodathunkit]

The thing about great literature is that it is timeless.

I agree with your post, ML/NJ.

Trains, cigarettes, chrome, etc., all are props and have modern equivalents.
I find it easy to explicate the 50 year old references as I read.
Who is John Galt?
(Francisco tells her the road to understanding leads to Atlantis - Publius post1)
Where is Atlantis?
These are questions pertaining to a destination or ending, however, the true value of Atlas Shrugged is in the journey. Rand is blazing a trail for us to follow.