So many things happened in this part of Atlas Shrugged. More and more business leaders are disappearing and
I’m really curious to see who is making this happen. Maybe it is Francisco as
he constantly pops up during these chapters and seems to know more than
everyone else.
I
was shocked that Hank was put on trial for selling his metal to his friend and
even more shocked when Ferris reveals that he is meant to do this, as long as
he gets involved with the corrupt government. I was really happy to see that he had a win at his trial,
convincing everyone of how ridiculous the whole thing was. Again, it seems the people agree with
people like Hank, but then how does the government get approval for all of their
socialist policies?
There
were many things that occurred that I wish the characters knew. Rand uses an
omniscient narrator but I wish some of the characters knew more. Cherryl
insulted Dagny and tried to act superior to her, but if only Cherryl realized
that all the things she admires about James are actually qualities and
achievements of Dagny. I feel like they could become friends if they knew more.
I was eager to see the progression of Hank and Francisco’s relationship. Hank
went from hating Francisco to seeing him as a friend and back to hating him. I
feel like there is some relationship between Francisco and Ragnar Danneskjold.
On page 458, when Francisco was one the phone, it was mentioned that he had the
power to prevent something but chose not to. I think he allowed Ragnar to do this
or is working with him, as they were classmates from college. I just don’t
understand the lesson he is trying to teach Hank yet.
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