This is the motive and purpose of my writing: *the projection of an ideal man*. The portrayal of a moral ideal, as my ultimate literary goal, as an end in itself--to which any didactic, intellectual or philosophical values contained in a novel are only the means.

2000 Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest

Atlas Shrugged Essay Winners

Winners:

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First Place

  • Ryan Sutelan, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA

Second Place

  • Hanh Nguyen, University of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Third Place

  • Ken O’Donnell, York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA