Due to the hectic week I was not
able to read much of Atlas Shrugged. But the couple of chapters I read raised
and answered some of my many questions. After the wedding reception I was
surprised to know that Rearden bluntly told his wife he is having an affair.
And then after that, he told her she can do nothing about it and he will not
stop seeing his mistress. How are they able to stay married after all of this?
I do not understand why they cannot divorce each other. It will make things
much easier if Hank just married Dagny. Dagny was not as important in these
past chapters and I have a feeling her importance will just keep on diminishing
as the novel goes on. My theory was proven somewhat true when the title of the
novel was finally explained. I had always wondered what “Atlas Shrugged” meant
and Francisco explains it to me as he talks with Hank. Atlas was a Greek
mythological character that much resembles Hank. After fighting with Zeus,
Atlas is forced to carry the world on his back. Like Atlas, Hank is suffering.
So, Francisco suggests, he should shrug the world off his back- hence, Atlas
Shrugged. It was interesting for me to see the meaning behind the title. It
leads me think, however, that the true protagonist of the book is actually
Hank, and not any of the Taggarts, or Francisco.
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