Saturday, August 31, 2013

Chris Winters Atlas Shrugged pg. 154-224


The storyline is getting progressively more interesting and I am surprisingly finding it hard to stop reading this book. I would say that chapter VII is definitely the most dramatic and convivial chapter that we have read so far. Mainly, because of all the choices, and implications within this chapter that lead to the creation of the John Galt Line, the immediate downfall of Taggart Transcontinental, and almost the destruction of Rearden Metal. Throughout this chapter it was evident that Taggart Transcontinental was on the verge of downfall and I realized due to Dagny's entrepreneurial spirit that she was going to have to make some detrimental decision. As I continued to read through this chapter Dagny made a controversial decision and started the John Galt line.

I don't personally think that that was the best decision she could have made. Although, as I continued to read I found out that here unorthodox method was successful but, she could have just changed the name of Taggart Transcontinental, resulting in possibly more success. I was confused as to why she wanted to start from the bottom again, other than the fact that she would be able to work with Rearden and not have anyone complain to her. But still, at Taggart Transcontinental she had more resources and her total revenue could have increased drastically. In the end it doesn’t really matter since up to this point the John Galt Line is successful. I hope that as I continue to read I will find out the identity of John Galt, and, if John Galt is Dagny’s new railroad company as she claims him to be.

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