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guz.aizcorbe

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  1. I did not said I did not like Eddie. I liked him and like his "integrity" and "consistency". I was struck when he was left to dead in the dessert and struck that he was not invited to the VALLEY because he was the one person I wanted to be saved. I really had a hard time accepting his fate. That made me think the possibilities and the message Rand wanted to state. One possibility I tought it is the one we just discussed. (I quote integrity becasue there were things I did not consider to integral like revealing information to unkown employes like Galt when he worked at the railroad). I thought he was a parasite in the emotional side and intelelctual side,(the fact that I criticize him does not tell that I did not like him) he just "hung" from the ideas and work of others. He was in love with Dagny and probably he did everything to earn her love or to be by her side, he just had to be disciplined and that is all, he did not loot, but he had a dependency on her love, probably he worked so well because he knew that if they succeded in the railroad that would make her happy. But I have a question , What do you think was his motivation to keep working there all his life? if it was her love, do you think it is rational to give your life for another person love? (probably he was doing it for his own convenience because if he won her love that would be his payment). and a question came in my head. ¿What was the difference between Galt´s love for Dagny and Eddie´s love for Dagny?
  2. What I mean he is an enmotional parasite he depends on Dagny. The way I see it is that to be paid or rewarded for being moral and honest (instead of a slacker and a looter) is the same that to pay or reward an assassin(for example a kidnapper) for not killing you. Why do we have to be paid for being noble if it is supposed to be our natural state. I believe that we get reawarede when we do something that gives an extra value to humanity. I know that if we all work together in interdependence some people will have more abilities than others and that is the noble part of competition. But the average person could not survive in an island alone. so probably Rands message was that, that maybe we all can develop a little more our abilities to climb above average. I believe Eddie Willers was the example of the "nice" person, that was not a looter but also did not add any value to society(exept that he did not loot, he just followed orders, but being honest does not pay for being mediocre). If he was left alone in an island, he will not survive(what happened in the dessert when he was alone and could not resolve a problem of deciding). I believe his motivation of being "nice" was because he was dependant on Dagny, he did it all for Dagny, but did not have the courage to THINK beyond that, so he was a parasite as well. Maybe inside he was not that nice person we all saw but probably lived to create an impression on Dagny and win her admiration. So maybe it was confusing and sad to see him die in the dessert, but those are the most confusing kind of person because you can not tell its evil but this type live at the expense of great minds. So probably in actuallity we have a lot of looters and a lot of Eddie Willers(probably 90% of the world), and not too many Hank Reardens, and much much less John Galts.(and the ideal of the Valley, was to have 100% Galts, Anconias, Dagnys, Galts in the world). I disagree that he was the same type of Cheryll, because I believe Cheryll was a step ahead in the way that she was working her self up,(she had the courage) and found the truth of the world, but did not have the emotional strenght at the moment to asssume responsibility to put more effort in her life to become a producer. I had a hard time to get to this conclusion (maybe some do not share my same opinion and I am open to critics) because I had an appeal for him and I was sad that he did not get in the Valley.
  3. I believe Eddie Willers was the example of the "nice" person, that was not a looter but also did not add any value to society(exept that he did not loot, he just followed orders, but being honest does not pay for being mediocre). If he was left alone in an island, he will not survive(what happened in the dessert when he was alone and could not resolve a problem of deciding). I believe his motivation of being "nice" was because he was dependant on Dagny, he did it all for Dagny, but did not have the courage to THINK beyond that, so he was a parasite as well. Maybe inside he was not that nice person we all saw but probably lived to create an impression on Dagny and win her admiration. So maybe it was confusing and sad to see him die in the dessert, but those are the most confusing kind of person because you can not tell its evil but this type live at the expense of great minds. So probably in actuallity we have a lot of looters and a lot of Eddie Willers(probably 90% of the world), and not too many Hank Reardens, and much much less John Galts.(and the ideal of the Valley, was to have 100% Galts, Anconias, Dagnys, Galts in the world). I disagree that he was the same type of Cheryll, because I believe Cheryll was a step ahead in the way that she was working her self up,(she had the courage) and found the truth of the world, but did not have the emotional strenght at the moment to asssume responsibility to put more effort in her life to become a producer. I had a hard time to get to this conclusion (maybe some do not share my same opinion and I am open to critics) because I had an appeal for him and I was sad that he did not get in the Valley.
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