Sunday, September 29, 2013

Zane Van de Put's Reaction #7


Through my reading I am faced with another huge plot point, Francisco and Dagny kissing. Francisco goes to meet Dagny while she is on her break at her cabin. When Francisco and Dagny meet, it reminded me of how they would meet when they were children. He walked up the hill to her and they said hi and called each other their child hood nicknames. I found it interesting that they kissed after their child hood like meeting. I am left to wonder what is going to happen to Dagny and Francisco? Even though she says no after they kiss, the novel states that during the kiss, Dagny “confessed her desire, confessed an acknowledgement she had always given him and always would”(pg. 565). If Dagny will always have that desire does that mean her and Francisco are going to get back together? If they get back together what is going to happen to Hank Rearden? Clearly I am let with many questions after this plot point.
            I am also left to wonder if the Taggart Transcontinental is done for good? After departure of Dagny and the comet catastrophe, it seems that it’s hopeless for the Taggart Transcontinental. I feel that if the Taggart Transcontinental falls, there is no hope for the other businesses. The looters will win and every person will lose all their money. The destruction of the comet means the destruction of the Taggart Transcontinental. The comet was the best train the company had and the only hope the company had. However, Dagny is coming back and I think she will be able to fix the company. The problem is that I think that her efforts are to little and to late. I fear that the Taggart Transcontinental is done for good. 

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