After
proving everyone wrong by building a successful John Galt Line, it was obvious
that that Hank and Dagny would be involved in an affair. At first it seemed
like they were in love, but the more time they spent together, the more obvious
it became that there was only a physical attraction between them, interested in
each other’s perseverance. Yet, on their vacation Dagny found a motor that she
believed could change her industry forever. She told herself that she would not
stop until she found the man responsible for it.
On her
journey, Dagny meets several businessmen who are unable to answer her
questions. They never take responsibility for failing in their business and
blame their misery on outside forces. They all tell Dagny to give up her quest
and go home. However, Dagny is known to be at her best when everyone is against
her and no one believes her. The words of discouragement seem to actually motivate
her and drive her even more towards finding the man who built the motor. Even
when she spoke to Hugh Ankston, who tells her that there is nothing left for
her to find and becomes her dead end, she says she will continue to try. On the
other hand, Ankston foreshadows that she will find the creator of the motor
when he says that he won’t find him, unless he wants to be found.
Additionally,
I now understand what Chow and others mean when they talk about communism and
capitalism in their blogs. Those pushing for the Equality law and men like
Gerald Starnes who are trying to give everyone, no matter the job, equal pay
represent Rand’s socialist ideas. This viewpoint is easily seen when the
railroads’ speed, length and number of trains are reduced, trying to equalize
the capita earned by each company.
Jose Novas
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