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More oxford books @ www.OxfordeBook.comFore more urdu books visit www.4Urdu.com238WHO IS JOHN GALT? 1957–1968The Collective bore the brunt of Objectivism’s shadow side. Saturdaynights at Rand’s apartment often came with a price. One night RobertHessen and his wife arrived fresh from a movie they had both enjoyed,Topaz. Rand’s brow darkened when she heard them describe a scene inwhich a Russian defector is confronted with the bounty and splendor ofWestern goods: “[She became] literally furious, and started screamingat us how stupid we were.” The room fell silent as Rand spoke. Didn’tthey realize this was propaganda, intended to make all defectors seemlike materialistic opportunists rather than people motivated by a desirefor freedom? To focus on this scene without understanding its meaningmeant the Hessens were immature, superficial, naïve. The evening wasruined, the Hessens feeling “beaten and battered, humiliated.” 57Members of Rand’s inner circle saw her outbursts as a danger theywould willingly brook in exchange for what she offered. Henry Holzer,Rand’s lawyer, remembered that nights at her apartment involved atrade-off of sorts: “Ayn would hold court mostly, and every word, everysentence was magic. It was a revelation. . . . But, on the other hand, I thinkit’s fair to say that most people were walking on egg shells.” He describedRand’s reaction if one of her friends said something she did not like:“She’d look at you with those laser eyes and tell you that you have alousy sense of life, or what you said was really immoral, or you didn’tsee the implications, or it was anti-life.” 58 Such tongue-lashings did littleto deter Rand insiders. She offered them a “round universe” and a comprehensivephilosophy that seemed to clear an easy path through life’sconfusions. Once they made a psychic investment in Rand, it was nearlyimpossible to pull away.Many victims accepted that they had done something wrong, even asthey were cast out of Rand’s world. The worst offenders were publiclyrebuked in group discussions and analyses that resembled trials. It matteredlittle if the accused was also a patient of Branden’s who had exposedpersonal information as part of treatment and expected confidentialityor support. This official rejection by friends, therapist, and intellectualidol was crushing. The journalist Edith Efron, excommunicated whenher sharp wit displeased Rand, wrote an ingratiating letter after her trial,thanking Rand for the gift of Atlas Shrugged and her other work: “I fullyand profoundly agree with the moral judgment you have made of me,and with the action you have taken to end social relations. . . . I have