Posted on 08/08/2009 7:34:27 AM PDT by Publius
When I make the movie (yeah,right) Cheryl will secure a dignified divorce and she and Eddie will at last realize their true feelings for each other.
Indeed, Cheryl and Eddie would’ve been perfect for each other. I never thought of comparing the two characters, but they were very much alike. They admired success, but they devoted themselves to people who used them and tossed them aside.
For later.
The subject of what would happen after Atlas Shrugged seems a worthy topic, and thought provoking. Will you consider making it the topic of one, final thread?
Fire away.
I could do that, but I think it would be more fun if you and Bill did it. It would certainly get more answers. The original post isn’t very difficult.
“What would happen after Atlas Shrugged? Refer to your knowledge of economics, history, sociology, technology, and engineering when you offer answers.”
You have the ping list and you’ll get more replies than I. It would also shed some insights on the good old TEOTWAWKI subject. :)
I'm thinking Lillian Rearden rescues Eddie Willers, turns him to the dark side, and they lead a punitive raid that burns Galt's Gulch to the ground, massacring every man, woman, child, and kitten in the place. They then form a thousand-year empire that ends only when Duke Willers, Eddie's secret son by Dagny, turns up in an X-wing fighter and bombs the reactor in Project W, a massive planetoid-like space station also know as the Death Panel..."Duke, I am your father" or something like that...OK, there's a few rough edges on that one, mebbe...I'll get to work...
Oh, remember the ring?
(Apologies to the late Anna Russell.)
Well, it might be more interesting if the emperor was the secret son of John Galt and Lillian, but what the heck. Continuing with the Star Wars motif, we could have Duke trying to fly the X-wing fighter to bomb the little vent on Project W. He’s struggling to use his faith the hit the target when he hears Rand’s voice tell him to turn on the computer.
“Duke, use the spreadsheet.”
You’re going to get your wish. Billthedrill has written a “ten years after” essay, and I’m editing it. We should be posting it soon.
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