How To Read a Novel Author:Susan McCloskey While many people read novels for the pleasure of following a good story, works of literature also offer riches in their use of language, detail, form and context. Using excerpts from Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, Dr. McCloskey demonstrates how these elements cooperate with plot, characterization, and theme to... more » express a novel's many lawyers of meaning.« less