Not Quite

Ayn Rand holds are very strong opinion about the source of our hopes, dreams and desires. She believes that our personal goals in life are not so personal after all. She claims that society has beaten us over the head with these goals until we came under the illusion that they were our own. But they are not our own. Every single dream, ambition, goal, and desire you have are not your own but the product of years of that ideal being shoved down your throat, forcing you to believe that it is what you truly want. Ayn Rand's opinions do have foundation in reality, but they are not totally accurate. The world is not black and white anymore. Personal desires are not entirely our own but they are not entirely based on what society dictates. Individuality still exists. Not every person is an animal in the herd, blindly walking to their slaughter without ever pausing to question why, as Rand suggest. There are many that fall between these two extremes. Society does dictate so many aspects of our lives, but it can never completely kill the individual spirit. Truly personal goals do exist a midst Rand's image of chaos and dystopia.