Luis Santos' Reaction #7

This weeks reading of Atlas Shrugged contained a plot twist. Even thought it isn’t that important to the story itself it changed how I viewed some of the characters. Francisco and Dagny’s relationship was intensified. He took her out to dinner. Does that mean she still has feelings for him? At the dinner he told her a story about his ancestors, and how his ancestor waiting 15 years to be with the girl he loved. When I was reading this I thought it was definitely a way of him telling her he has waited for her and now they can finally be together. But, to my surprise they do nothing after that. I don’t understand this. If he still has feelings for her, why does he do nothing about their relationship? He should tell her how he feels; I assume she feels the same way.

            Lillian’s encounter with Dagny and Hank was one of my favorite scenes. This is probably because I was excited and nervous to see what she would do when she saw them together. I knew she knew about his mistress, but Lillian did not know it was Dagny. To my surprise and disappointment she did not do much. It would have been interesting if Ayn Rand decided to spice up the story and make Lillian react intensely to Dagny and Hank. I feel like this the book is becoming a bit dull. It seems like every chapter is different with the details, but the same with the overall topic. Tggart is going down, looters are attacking, and main characters are worried. Hopefully the next reading of Atlas Shrugged will contain something new, something unexpected.