tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848731830006772495.post3035613676664085938..comments2024-01-05T00:42:46.809-08:00Comments on many gendered mothers: Sky Gilbert on Ayn Rand and Elena Ferranterob mclennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958889643637765864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848731830006772495.post-82615331198617715302018-03-24T08:16:58.712-07:002018-03-24T08:16:58.712-07:00This is a hilarious and surprising comparison and ...This is a hilarious and surprising comparison and I think it works! As this essay makes clear, Ayn Rand and Elena Ferrante don't share a political/economic perspective (an important distinction!) but there is a fierceness in both of their perspectives that can be terrifying. I don't read Ayn Rand, but I have on occasion had to put down Elena Ferrante (love her work) because I was afraid of what "mother" was going to do next.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08701875635569039217noreply@blogger.com