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Old 04-24-2013, 10:19 AM   #25
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Ayn Rand sets up straw opponents in almost every single work she wrote. So did Orwell in 1984, and Bradbury in Farenheit 451.
Ayn Rand's books apparently appealed to a certain demographic and Orwell and Bradbury simply wrote good books.

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In none of their major works, do the protagonists face realistic antagonists. Reading them, or summaries ...
Have you actually read these books or only the summaries? If so, please elaborate on your "straw opponent" argument for each of them.
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