Notes on small details to fix in Part I

Rand went through the novel with a sharp eye to polish her writing and to fix any inaccuracies. This list, where she goes page by page through the later sections of Part I, identifies some cuts and changes to the story, including word choices.

Rand later emphasized that “literature is an art form which uses language as its tool—and language is an objective instrument.” Her desire to use this tool well was the root of her strict editing of her own work, even at a level that might seem minor. Rand understood that ultimately, all words used in a work of fiction affected that work as a whole, and so she used the tool of language deliberately to achieve the story she wanted to tell.