Hank Rearden is a common man. He works hard at his job (of which he loves) that he built with his own hands hard work. And, he works for his family. But, at the end of the day, Rearden is just a man. A man with his flaws, his virtues, and his family. Maybe Rearden works too hard to keep the company he built from going under. Maybe he just doesn't pay enough attention to his family, especially his wife. Rearden, though, does not deserve the guilt and the pressure that his family places on him.
However, he might deserve the loss of connection and emotion with the rest of his family (especially Lillian). Although, Rearden might love his family, he does work way too hard. In Chapter VI, he attends his anniversary party only out of duty, not out of love or a sense of the fact that it is his wedding anniversary as well. Even though this party has the intellectuals of society in attendance, Rearden still continues his business ventures. He discusses business with d'Anconia. So, it's somewhat of a shock to me when we see his reaction to Lillian's surrender of the metal bracelet. He's dismayed, shocked, and somewhat embarrassed by Lillian's removal of the Rearden metal bracelet. But, he's deserved it; just his actions at his wedding anniversary prove that it was an appropriate act by Lillian. This book just keeps throwing surprises left and right, and keeps the reader into the details of it. I can't wait to start the next few chapters.
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