This was a
really fast paced section of Atlas
Shrugged for me. I couldn’t believe how fast the country turned
totalitarian and that it was all deemed acceptable. What really shocked me was
that this wasn’t happening in some imaginary land but actually a fictionalized
version of America. However, I feel that Rand exaggerates too much. How can a
country such as America become a totalitarian state in such a short time? The
book has only spanned a few years so far so how can all this happen so fast? In
today’s political environment it can take years to pass a law or to legalize
something even with the majority of the nation’s approval and in this version
of America, they changed the entire country in a few short years.
I was happy
to see that my predictions were somewhat accurate. Ragnar did have a higher
purpose and there was some secret society of all the retirees. Since Hank was
introduced to Ragnar, I wonder if he will now suddenly retire and live among
them or simply with knowledge of them. I’m very curious to see where the story
will progress from here. I’m also curious to see if Ragnar was the destroyer
Dagny was after in the previous chapters. He told Hank of the secret world but
did not really convince him to join it, so maybe there is another. I still think
that the third student that studied with Francisco and Ragnar will have a major
role in the upcoming chapters. Perhaps he is the destroyer or even the real
John Galt. I was also quite amused with the way Rand got rid of the train full
of looters, due to their own negligence.
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