The anticipation of what will
happen next is what kept me into this weeks’ reading. With basically all the
best businessmen and corporations failing and the Colorado economy going down,
Dagny and Rearden find themselves in a sticky situation. Even though I know it
is just a story, it is nice to see how businessmen of their kind handle these
types of situations. I feel like every week I learn a new lesson. Not
necessarily about the train or metal industry, but about life and how people
can be selfish and greedy.
Jim’s wedding with the young Cheryl
Brooks showed me where the characters were standing at this part of the novel. Jim
seems to be much happier now that he found someone he actually likes, as oppose
to a mistress he would only use for sex. Cheryl, naïve and young, seemed to be
lonely to me, nonetheless she enjoys her new title. The fame and money
astonishes her. Rearden is not as happy with his marriage. He has absolutely no
feelings for his wife, Lillian, and only wants Dagny. When Lillian asks Dagny
for her bracelet back, Rearden even makes Lillian apologize, disregarding the
fact that the bracelet belonged to her in the first place. I believe that
regardless of the fact that the company is struggling, most businessmen are
missing, and Colorado’s economy is going down, Dagny is somewhat happier than
before. Rearden makes her happy, and she even says how she is only happy when
she is with him. Which concerns me a bit. Does her work not make her happy
anymore?
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