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Atlas Shrugged - Week 4: Ch 7 & 8
Book Discussion Guidelines and Schedule
Welcome to Friday’s Book Discussion ladies and gentlemen. You can’t possibly miss the drama, pride, lust, honor, sacrifice, pristine writing skills and absolute betrayal!!! Oooooo!! Now let’s talk about the book! Hehehe...
Chapter 7
Eddie confides tons of secrets to the unknown worker dude, mentioning Dwight Sanders, a man who is going to help TT. The radio later announces that Sanders has quite suddenly closed his business so, he’s no help after all.
Dagny faces trials and tribulations but overcomes these incredible obstacles to keep building the Rio Norte Line. Hank helps her by his bridge building skills even though every major press release and all government agencies condemn both the bridge and Rearden Metal. A man from The State Science Institute tries to buy the rights to Rearden Metal, is refused, then throws some serious shade in the form of publicly denouncing it. Hank’s mother visits him at work, being more stressful to him than any actual disaster.
Dagny meets w/ Dr. Stadler (he started the Institute back in the day) who refuses to publish the truth about Rearden Metal and says “somebody must always be sacrificed in society” and that “we have to deceive or force ppl into letting us accomplish things”. Dr. Stadler once had faith in the unlimited power of reason but he has since become disillusioned.. (surprise surprise) especially since his three brightest pupils (whom he loved like sons and whom were also pupils of Hugh Akston) have all turned out to be great disappointments to him; those pupils were Francisco D’Anconia, Ragnar Danneskjöld and another unnamed person.
Dagny creates her own company to bypass the difficulty TT is embroiled in. She names her new company the John Galt Line.. which infuriates James.
D’Anconio refuses to loan Dagny money but is mysteriously anguished about her having to learn some truth for herself. Hank has a dominating fantasy about Dagny and again reiterates how obscene it is to have sexual desires.
The Equalization of Opportunity Bill is passed which causes some serious emotional pain to many. Hank muses upon the omnipotent cure to any known fear - the ability to act. Then, he has a brilliant idea and gets back to work.
Chapter 8
Dagny sits in her crappy office that looks out into an alley feeling lonely because “This is not the world I expected.” But a little while later celebrates because EVERY engineer who works for TT has volunteered to be the first driver of the first train to ride on the first track across the first bridge made of Rearden Metal.
She holds a press conference with Rearden to announce the date. She openly mocks the reporters (who can’t bear to hear things that hurt their sensibilities) by explaining that she expects to make a pile of money on the John Galt Line.
Dagny and Hank ride together at 100 miles per hour while people from the towns all along The Rio Norte Line cheer and salute them. Later, they have dinner w/ Wyatt Ellis at his pad, then head up to bed where they FINALLY admit (with some interesting body language) that they want to get it on. Hank reveals a slow sensuous mocking smile with contemptuous triumph while Dagny totally digs him and the “knowledge that nothing will be given, that one must make one’s own desire and every shape its fulfillment... to serve one’s chosen goal.” This course of events leads them to the highest shuddering peak, simultaneously.
Book Discussion Guidelines and Schedule
Welcome to Friday’s Book Discussion ladies and gentlemen. You can’t possibly miss the drama, pride, lust, honor, sacrifice, pristine writing skills and absolute betrayal!!! Oooooo!! Now let’s talk about the book! Hehehe...
Chapter 7
Eddie confides tons of secrets to the unknown worker dude, mentioning Dwight Sanders, a man who is going to help TT. The radio later announces that Sanders has quite suddenly closed his business so, he’s no help after all.
Dagny faces trials and tribulations but overcomes these incredible obstacles to keep building the Rio Norte Line. Hank helps her by his bridge building skills even though every major press release and all government agencies condemn both the bridge and Rearden Metal. A man from The State Science Institute tries to buy the rights to Rearden Metal, is refused, then throws some serious shade in the form of publicly denouncing it. Hank’s mother visits him at work, being more stressful to him than any actual disaster.
Dagny meets w/ Dr. Stadler (he started the Institute back in the day) who refuses to publish the truth about Rearden Metal and says “somebody must always be sacrificed in society” and that “we have to deceive or force ppl into letting us accomplish things”. Dr. Stadler once had faith in the unlimited power of reason but he has since become disillusioned.. (surprise surprise) especially since his three brightest pupils (whom he loved like sons and whom were also pupils of Hugh Akston) have all turned out to be great disappointments to him; those pupils were Francisco D’Anconia, Ragnar Danneskjöld and another unnamed person.
Dagny creates her own company to bypass the difficulty TT is embroiled in. She names her new company the John Galt Line.. which infuriates James.
D’Anconio refuses to loan Dagny money but is mysteriously anguished about her having to learn some truth for herself. Hank has a dominating fantasy about Dagny and again reiterates how obscene it is to have sexual desires.
The Equalization of Opportunity Bill is passed which causes some serious emotional pain to many. Hank muses upon the omnipotent cure to any known fear - the ability to act. Then, he has a brilliant idea and gets back to work.
Chapter 8
Dagny sits in her crappy office that looks out into an alley feeling lonely because “This is not the world I expected.” But a little while later celebrates because EVERY engineer who works for TT has volunteered to be the first driver of the first train to ride on the first track across the first bridge made of Rearden Metal.
She holds a press conference with Rearden to announce the date. She openly mocks the reporters (who can’t bear to hear things that hurt their sensibilities) by explaining that she expects to make a pile of money on the John Galt Line.
Dagny and Hank ride together at 100 miles per hour while people from the towns all along The Rio Norte Line cheer and salute them. Later, they have dinner w/ Wyatt Ellis at his pad, then head up to bed where they FINALLY admit (with some interesting body language) that they want to get it on. Hank reveals a slow sensuous mocking smile with contemptuous triumph while Dagny totally digs him and the “knowledge that nothing will be given, that one must make one’s own desire and every shape its fulfillment... to serve one’s chosen goal.” This course of events leads them to the highest shuddering peak, simultaneously.
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