During this reading, Rearden withdraws himself from both his family and the politicians that persecute him. At this point in the reading was when I noticed that rearden starts to become desperate and begins to fall for Francisco's tricks. He realizes that morality is what evil men use against good men. Francisco specifically says ("They have a weapon against you," Francisco said at Rearden's wedding anniversary. "Ask yourself what it is, sometime.") In response Rearden tries to figure out what Francisco meant and if this could help him continue his success.
As the story continues Rearden has come to understand that his success is a great virtue but he also notices that his family and politicians are the ones hindering his ability to be as successful as possible. During Rearden's trial he can't accept the fact that within days he could lose all his money. I felt bad for him because he didn't deserve this and there are other corrupt characters that deserve to be reprimanded. Hopefully as the story continues he won't get punished and lose his money and James Taggart gets punished.
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