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Nathaniel Branden's Oedipus Complex
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Abstract
In Judgment Day: My Years with Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden told the story of how he met Ayn Rand and became involved with her philosophy of Objectivism. But he also shared the story of his own life and the personal details of his romantic involvement with Ayn Rand. Applying an Oedipal interpretation to the life details that Branden provides, this article shows how Branden came to terms with his own developmental struggles by adopting a surrogate family in Ayn Rand and Frank O'Connor and ultimately found the family he needed in order to eventually break free and become his own person.
Title: Nathaniel Branden's Oedipus Complex
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Abstract
In Judgment Day: My Years with Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden told the story of how he met Ayn Rand and became involved with her philosophy of Objectivism.
But he also shared the story of his own life and the personal details of his romantic involvement with Ayn Rand.
Applying an Oedipal interpretation to the life details that Branden provides, this article shows how Branden came to terms with his own developmental struggles by adopting a surrogate family in Ayn Rand and Frank O'Connor and ultimately found the family he needed in order to eventually break free and become his own person.
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