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244<br />

WHO IS JOHN GALT? 1957–1968<br />

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It was no coincidence that emotion cracked open Rand’s world. By<br />

the time he met Patrecia, Nathan had created a monster out of NBI.<br />

Under Nathan’s hand the institute drew forth and magnifi ed the worst<br />

tendencies of Objectivism: its dogmatism, encouragement of judgment,<br />

rationalization of sexuality, suppression of emotion. Of all these tendencies,<br />

it was the last that would boomerang most sharply on Rand<br />

herself.<br />

For the dedicated, the break was tantamount to a divorce between<br />

beloved parents. Ayn, Nathan, and Barbara had stood as exemplars and<br />

role models for their Objectivist fl ock. They suggested that the ideals of<br />

Rand’s fi ction could be lived in the ordinary world and that true love<br />

and deep friendship were possible. When Ayn and Nathan broke apart<br />

many Objectivists were shattered too. One fan sent Rand a heartfelt<br />

missive: “Today, when I received a copy of the issue ‘To Whom it May<br />

Concern’ I cried.” 70 The rationally ordered universe NBI students sought<br />

and found in Rand was no more.<br />

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