What is Rand's commentary on relationships? What is she
trying to tell me, the reader, about her opinion on romance, passion, marriage,
adultery, and polygamous relationships? What consequences- positive or
negative- will be the result of the choices that Dagny, Hank, Francisco, James,
and Lillian make? The pressure is rising, and I like it. I am more than
interested, and I must admit, I am a
sucker for romantic ties and tensions and I love to see how they unfold and
complicate the narrative, so long as it all comes to a conclusion (or even lack
thereof) in the end, as long as I am content with it. So Dagny and Rearden are
having an affair, and Lillian is completely onto them, James just got married
to the first person to make him feel worth something, and Francisco offers a more than beautiful explanation of man and the complexity of relationships, still infatuated by Dagny after so many years. So what are the repercussions? What does
this do to business, to other relationships, and to the personal sanity of the
characters that seem to be digging deeper into each others' dirty laundry.
Dagny and Rearden are falling deeper in love with each other, and
simultaneously, their passion for work is crumbling to their feet. Although one
does not necessarily directly impact the other, I want to consider this connected
on a symbolic level, because it seems more beautiful that way as opposed to
their love being some random affair. In comparison, we knew James was shaken by
Cheryl's kindness from the beginning, and it can be safe to say that miserable
little Jim has now found a shred of happiness in this dystopia- so what does
this mean for his external affairs? As for Francisco and Lillian, in terms of
their crossing relationships with Dagny and Rearden, what will come from this?
Perhaps a brawl due to conflicting interests, or perhaps something deeper. All
I can say is, I cannot wait.
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