Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Part One: Non-Contradiction
I understand that Dagny and Hank and Ellis are the heroes of this book and I can see many of their virtues. But why so cold? Dagny's mother acuses her of being "incapable of emotion" and I'm for sure not getting any warm and fuzzy feelings from Hank. The man is ice! Is this lack of emotion part of Rand's philosophy on happiness? And is it a necessary part?
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My first thoughts: Rand's way of showing strength. Not happiness, just endurance.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a way of keeping these characters strong throughout the book. No matter what happens to Hank and Dagny they are rocks! They endure all the ups and downs and will not break.
The opposite example is Dagny's brother James. This man is so over the top emotional he seems to do things that are consistently brainless-He is really almost pathetic.