Atlas Shrugged has left me with more questions. Francisco’s
motives for the San Sebastian mines have been exposed. Francisco seems to have
wanted to show the fickleness of modern businessmen (such as James Taggart) in
the wanting to give back to the people. Dagny refuses to accept this as his
sole purpose as it is against his character and he seems to
have an ulterior motive. Trying to decipher Francisco’s arrogant yet cryptic
speech leads to more frustrating questions. Then, the story transfers into the
anniversary party of Rearden. Here, a greater description of Lillian Rearden’s
characters was given. Lillian was portrayed as a passive aggressive and
ungrateful girl who seems incapable of love making her perfect fo rher husband. Instances, such as her disregard
for the bracelet her husband gave her, highlighted her lacking in personality.
Dagny, though inappropriately, refused to accept such disrespect towards
Rearden and took the bracelet. This only raised more questions as to how she
felt about Rearden and the legitimacy of Rearden’s marriage. More tension took
place when Francisco came to the party. Questions arose as to how Dagny would
react and the reason for Francisco’s nonchalance towards her presence. Then all
about the party is forgotten when it came to the railroad. Rearden returned to
his normal easiness around Dagny refusing to acknowledge what took place at
their last meeting. All seems to be superficially well. However, with social
relations being repaired, business matters take a turn for the worst. The
financial instability of the Taggart Transcontinental makes using Rearden Metal
increasingly difficult.
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