THIS IS FOR WE THE LIVING, PLEASE HELP 1. Why did the Party leaders attack "over-idealism"?

2. Why does Ayn Rand have Kira die at the end of the book? Is the ending (Kira's death) necessary to the novel, or could it just as easily have ended happily?

3. Explain the significance of the description of Ivan Ivanov, the Soviet border guard who shot Kira?

4. How was self-interest a threat to the leaders?

5. What is the theme of "We The Living"?

6. Why did Andrei answer Kira in an understanding way when Kira came clean about why she was with him? Be thorough, think about all the things you have read about in this
story.