The brakeman I thought was one of the strikers, was he not whistling the fifth concerto? <----- first post.
Thanks for this thread guys I was going to ask the same question only regrading Eddy but come to think on it I really did not like what happened to Cheryl as well. I was thinking that what happened with Eddy was to illustrate what could have happened to Dagny had she not forsaken the rail road, but the way he was arbitrarily pulling levers on the stalled train and then sobbing and attacking that bunny... that seemed to me like a James move.
Every time I read this book I forget what happens in the end. When Eddy sees the light bobbing in the distance I always think, "Ok here comes the strikers to pick him up!" but then they don't and I get kinda bummed.
You guys are right though the book needs these characters fates to really round out the philosophy.
