Talk:We the Living

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Kira meets Leo before she meets Andrei Taganov. The wording of the article suggests the opposite.

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Second edition and revisions

This is a fairly long article, yet it's written as though only the first edition of We the Living ever existed. Isn't some mention of the second edition called for? Particularly since Rand made some changes in the book for the second edition... Nearly everyone who reads We the Living will be reading the second edition.-RLCampbell (talk) 17:09, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It ought to be discussed. This article has been somewhat neglected, and therefore looks like a lot of other bad Wikipedia fiction articles: lots of plot summary, but very little on publication history, critical reception, etc. The other articles about Rand's novels could also use some work, but this one is the least developed. Feel free to dig in if you like. :-) --RL0919 (talk) 17:19, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a section on Rand's 1958 revisions and the controversy over them. Critical reactions to the novel itself, particularly to the first edition, still need adding.-RLCampbell (talk) 00:44, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Other editors should be aware that I am the Associate Editor of the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, which published the article by Susan Love Brown that I cited in this section. I have personally published articles about various issues in Rand studies, but not about We the Living or literary criticism of that novel.-RLCampbell (talk) 17:12, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Character Description and Critical Review

I believe there should be a description of the characters, at least the main three, as to provide a full description of the individuals through which Rand chooses to "tell the world" about the oppression and the horror of Soviet regime. I also think that an additional section critically analyzing the novel would help readers understand the novel better and thus get a more comprehensive and complete definition of the book. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ssarkiss (talk • contribs) 09:13, 15 April 2010 Also, there should be more biographical content about the author and its relation to the autobiographical aspects of the book. A section on the biography of Ayn Rand and how much of it translates into the book will be helpful in gaining a perspective of the events and experiences that were true and important in the period. In addition,I believe there should be a separate section on Rand's theory of Objectivism and how it stands against almost everything that Socialism stands for. This will help emphasize the struggle the characters had to go through living with Objectivist ideals in a Communist country. This part should reflect on the vast differences between the ideologies and what place each one had in shaping modernity - Objectivism=Individualism=Capitalism and Socialism=Collectivism=Communism. (ssarkiss) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ssarkiss (talk • contribs) 16:55, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New Movie

It is time to remake this classic. My thoughts are Mila Kunis be involved in the leading role. Just no Justin Timberlake this time. Need a much more serious male actor who gets the content. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.195.89.58 (talk) 13:31, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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