How does the exotic setting, in "the very olden time," of "The Lady or the Tiger?" help readers relate to the story?
A. It helps readers understand the princess's love for the young man.
<u>B. It makes the events in the arena more believable and likely. </u>
C. It suggests that the king's system of justice is sound.
D. It allows readers to determine how the story ends.
The four main pillars of Ayn Rand's philosophical system called Objectivism are reality, reason, self-interest, and capitalism.
The first pillar means that reality is objective. It is not just a social construct. The first premise of everything must be that existence exists.
Reason is humanity's asset in the all too real world. We have to consciously choose to employ it.
Self-interest is Rand's protest against the conventional, hypocritical morality. In her view, we must give up on living for others, or for causes. Our self-interest is our ultimate goal and motivator.
Capitalism as an economic and social system is for Rand the perfect embodiment of liberty. Of course, governments mustn't interfere; it has to be a laissez-faire capitalism.
