say_uncle

Upon a re-read of Atlas Shrugged, I found myself tripping over the phrase "music of Richard Halley." The phrase comes up often throughout the book, from the first chapter where Dagny asks the breakman, "You like the music of Richard Halley?" Wouldn't it be much more simpler if characters just referred to it as "Richard Halley's music"? It's more natural and informal and would have helped the dialogue flow better. Do you think the use of "of"s was intentional to amplify the idea of ownership, capitalism, etc. in the book? Or is it just the way people spoke back then?