As I keep on reading the book, I see Francisco d’Anconia
develop in front of my eyes. Fransisco is first characterized during his childhood
years. Here, he thought the best thing in life was money. In fact, his whole
life revolved around the sole purpose of doing well to be able to earn it later
in life. From the time he was born, he was expected to take over the D’Anconia
Empire and move it onto the next level. He was always better then everyone at
everything: from math to driving boats.
The first
sign of a change is when Francisco moves onto college. During the small,
unexpected visits to see Dagny, he never talks about business, his favorite
thing to talk about as a child. Furthermore,
he tries to start a romantic relationship between himself in Dagny, something
he would have never done as a child.
The major
change is seen the Rearden’s anniversary party. Immediately we find out that
Fransisco sacrificed his own money to bring down other companies. In fact, he
lost millions of dollars in that deal. Furthermore, he talks about the future
of his company. It is a d’Anconia tradition that as the company is passed down
from generation to generation it is in better shape then the generation before.
Fransisco does not care if he breaks this deal.
Personally,
I feel as if d’Anconia’s development went in the wrong order. As a child, he
should not have cared solely about money and live life to the fullest. Instead,
he is doing this as an adult, which is ultimately hurting him financially.
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