Hi, this is Gary.
It's been several years since I read the book but this time I'll read it slowly and really get to the meat.
I don't want to give anything away but the oak tree described on pg.5 is rather interesting. "It stood there for hundreds of years, and he thought it would always stand there." It was Eddie's "greatest symbol of strength." Could this tree symbolize something else? Might it represent human institutions that we have put our faith in? I'll never tell but it might be a good idea to keep this tree in mind as you read the book.
Who is John Galt?
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Hi Gary and All,
I picked up on this description of the tree as well. I interpreted this in a couple ways... The way I related to it personally was about growing up. As a child you are sheltered from the real world and think everythings always going to be okay. In a way this reminds me of things that I have lost, people, places that I always thought would be around as a safety blanket. But growing up you realize that the world is always changing and nothing is immortal. In the book perhaps this could be some foreshadowing to a couple things such as strong business', big corporations being extremely powerful and then plumeting etc. Just a guess?
Oh and I don't know. Who is John Galt?
The first chapter was very easy to read and the way it was written, the words just seem to flow. I think im going to enjoy this book.
I noticed Who is John Galt? 3 times in the first chapter. Was there a clue of its meaning when the fireman replied to the engineer's question Who is John Galt, he said don't ask questions nobody can answer, when the train broke down?
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