This John Galt Fellow

In this week’s reading many of the mysteries that have unraveled throughout the progression of the novel are finally solved, along with many of the questions past readings have prompted. The famous John Galt is revealed to be all the things he was suspected to be: the destroyer and the inventor of the incredulous motor, along with the founder of the legendary Atlantis. When Dagny first meets Galt he is described as “a face without pain or guilt or fear”…sound familiar? This is the same exact description that Eddie used to describe the track worker earlier in the novel. It’s now clear that Galt has been living close to Dagny and Eddie and has technically been in their presence for most of the story; he was there all along, right under their noses. The fact that Galt has been watching Dagny practically every day for quite some time, is a bit unsettling, but Dagny apparently finds it charming because she comes to realize that Galt is the love of her life. Plot twist? I did not see that coming at all, in fact, I was hoping that her and Francisco would end up together (Francisco will always remain one of my favorite characters of Atlas Shrugged). Nonetheless, it makes me happy that Dagny finally got the answers she was looking for, along with the love she desperately needed. The only thing that concerns me is that the community she is now part of is strictly made up of egoists, meaning that all members of Atlantis are focused on themselves and finding their own happiness through their own talents and what not. I just hope that Galt proves to be the man Dagny (and I) wants him to be and doesn’t end up exploiting or using her for his own personal agenda.