When I first began to read the book, it was very
unpredictable. I had no idea where it was going or why it was so long. As I
kept reading, more and more about the characters were revealed and I began to
prefer some to others. Dagny has remained my favorite, and I only have one
chapter left. This is because she is a hard worker, she is self-efficient, and
honestly is the only one who can get things done around the railroad. She left
and everything fell apart, literally (the tunnel) forcing her to return. I must
say though, the novel keeps getting more weird and predictable and I don not
think I like it as much. It was predictable that Dagny and Rearden would end up
sleeping together and that Francisco still loved her. I preferred Francisco to
Hank, but they brought out different aspects in her. I must say I was a little
shocked when they found John Galt and she finds out she is in love with him.
But in my defense, we did know he was the same person that she wanted in her
life as she described earlier in the novel. The one moment that I am mad about is
the fact that the mystery worker was John Galt. Why else would he have been so
interested in Dagny and the railroad? As we learned more and more, and once we
found out John Galt was alive, it was evident it would be him. I knew Eddie would
figure it out eventually, because the reader had already figured it out. When
Eddie tells Dagny, he was kind of stupid in telling her not to tell anyone. He
was stating the obvious; Galt is being looked for! He intercepted the radio
station, society is in crisis and Washington blames him. The government is not completely
wrong though. Yes, they are looters, but Galt is the one who has taken these
industrialists and vanished with them. He created a little city for them, and
he comes back for Dagny. But then again, Galt took them because Washington was abusing
the industrialists. Hank even left, and he loved his job. So I guess I cannot
say that Galt is the blame, but Washington is completely at fault. I hate not
knowing for sure, and I would really like to know how they end this novel,
which seems to never end.
I do not think that the book is predictable I just think that they book has a classic romantic love story involved. Hank and Dagny were the two characters that understood each other so it was necessary that they ended up sleeping with each other. But I was not expecting it to happen at that moment. I thought that it would take more of a pursuit on both of their parts. Also I was not expecting for Francisco to still be in love with Dagny and I also did not expect him not to be a playboy. I was also not expecting all of the people who had vanished to all be in one place. I think that the book is getting better as I keep reading it.
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