One of the parts of this story that I have encountered in my reading thus far is the perplexing case regarding the Twentieth Century Motors Company. I am beginning to think that the pursuit of the so called ingenious engineer who made the motor that Dagny has been seeking so zealously is a futile effort. It is increasingly apparent to me that Dagny will not find the man she seeks, but I wonder what she will discover of the Twentieth Century Motors Company. The entire concept of the company reminds me of the Stalinistic Soviet Union and Socialism among other things. The fact that each employee is paid the same amount rings bells of the fundamental aspects supporting the Socialist Party. I wonder if Ayn Rand’s experiences as a Russian influenced her inclusion of this in her novel. She seems to be portraying through the Twentieth Century Motor Company how equal pay, the “share the wealth” philosophy, simply does not work. The company obviously went to hell as it shut down almost immediately after the new socialist management took over. Not only did it go to hell, but the entire existence of the company, including all documents detailing the endeavor and the facility itself, seemingly disappeared. The primary objective behind the failure of the Twentieth Century Motor Company and Dagny’s continuous effort to find the truth behind what happened to it seems to be to demonstrate the ineffectiveness, although well-meaning nature of Socialism.
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