Ideology
Rose is an intriguing figure for her work and role in her mother’s work. It was in her political statements that she became unique, though. She wrote 1935, “I am now a fundamentalist American; give me time, and I will tell you why individualism, laissez-faire, and the slightly restrained anarchy of capitalism offer the best opportunities for the development of the human spirit.”
She continued, saying, “Also, I will tell you why the relative freedom of human spirit is better — and more productive, even in material ways — than the communist, Fascist, or any other rigidity organized for material ends.” These ideas are a world away from the content of the books, but it is not hard to see how the hardships of her upbringing gave her a can-do spirit.
