Sunday, October 6, 2013

Chris Winters Reaction # 8




Considering that this book is drawing to a close, there are still elements of the plot that I feel haven’t been revealed. I found it interesting that after what seemed to be an eternity of searching, Dagny finally finds out the truth about the disappearance and abandonment of the Twentieth Century Motor Company. I found it a bit funny though how this information was revealed to her by a hobo who illegally got into her train. Honestly it blew my mind trying to piece together how the hobo knew what had exactly happened.  But, as I continued to read I found out that Jeff Allen (the hobo), is one of the individuals who started the phrase “who is John Galt?” Apparently, Allen explained that once one of the original owners passed away, one of the new motor company owners imputed some controversial type of business plan.
I was confused as to what the implemented principles embodied, but I had the feeling it had communist basics to it. The principles they instituted in the motor company I felt seemed a bit too controlling. Their structure basically decided what the peoples needs were, even if they didn’t know their needs and fulfilled them in some way. This caused for things in their company to fail as time progressed leading for those ideals to be abandoned. Hopefully as I continue to read I can find out exactly how they continued to expand their company and create such amazing technology. As well, I want to learn more about the knowledge that Jeff Allen has of John Galt.

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