James Bond Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Which of Rand's characters are you the most attracted to? Me? Dagny. I'm particularly interested in what the women of this board choose. You've got more options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena glaukopis Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 "Team John Galt" all the way!! Not only is he ~the man~ (who stopped the motor of the world) but I really don't like red-heads (sorry, Roark!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McVey Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Kira. I really don't like red-heads (sorry, Roark!) Hmph! *scritchyscritchy* No more christmas-cards for YOU! JJM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackethan Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Ragnar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Andrew Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) I liked Kira, loved Dagny. On the male side, I have to say that the only character who appealed to me was Andrei Taganov. Edited May 7, 2009 by Sir Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intellectualammo Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) Kira Argounova. Now there are other female characters that I like of Rand's, that I am slightly attracted to, but Kira... O, Kira, she's my favorite! I'm highly attracted to her! "Kira went to school in Yalta. The school dining room had many tables. At luncheon, girls sat at these tables in couples, in fours, in dozens. Kira always sat at a table in a corner - alone." "Because she worshipped joy, Kira seldom laughed and did not go to see comedies in theatres." "After dinner, Kira brought her books into the dining room, for they had but one oil wick. She sat, the books between her elbows on the table, her fingers buried in the hair over her temples, her eyes wide, engrossed in circles, cubes, triangles, as in a thrilling romance." Then she's got a brilliant attitude too, is defensive, and is as brutally honest as can be, like towards Comrade Sonia: "Did it ever occur to you, " asked Kira, "that I may be here for the very unusual, unnatural reason of wanting to learn a work I like only because I like it?" Or towards Andrei Taganov in their first meeting: "Do you know the place for little girls like you?" "Yes- where men like you wouldn't be let in through the back door." OMG, I could so go on, but I really should get back to what I was reading, but I just had to take a moment to reply to this thread. Edited May 7, 2009 by intellectualammo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASKN Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) Ragnar.Likewise, Ragnar. Who couldn't want the most beautiful man ever? Rearden, too conflicted. Francisco, too naive. Roark, boring. Galt is a close runner up because he's a genius. But it's Ragnar, beautiful and smart. Dominique is super cool, too, and has a good sense of style. And Dagny is stubborn, also cool. Edited May 7, 2009 by JASKN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceplayer Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Which of Rand's characters are you the most attracted to? Me? Dagny. I'm particularly interested in what the women of this board choose. You've got more options. Wow, this should be a facebook app. Anyway.... Definitely Francisco. Smart, witty, extremely capable, rich, revolutionary, and personality. Hardly a "wooden" character, as Galt is accused of being. Ragnar, because he's not afraid to do what needs to be done. Stephen Mallory, 'cause I can relate. Breakman/Richard Halley's student: a fellow musician working in the rock quarry, whistlin' mysterious tunes, like the Pied Piper of Atlantis. Gail Wynand (movie version). He has a strange playfulness, despite his tragic flaw, you want him to fight and succeed. A man who could have been... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMERICONORMAN Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Fancisco and Roark. I used to be very attracted to Dominique (well, the male version)--but I'm finding her more and more annoying as I age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Kay Gonda in "Ideal" And I would love to meet someone like Steve Ingalls from "Think Twice" in real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Mac Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Francisco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 None, they're fictional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Mac Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 It's certainly possible to be attracted (or disgusted) by fictional characters. Are you saying that you're not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 It's certainly possible to be attracted (or disgusted) by fictional characters. Are you saying that you're not? I guess not. I mean I might cheer on the hero or heroine and I can be attracted or repelled by the ideas the author builds them to portray but I just don't get attracted to the character in the kind of manner many here seem to be indicating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackethan Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Kay Gonda in "Ideal" You know, I had forgotten about "Ideal" but I still stick with Ragnar, though Kay Gonda was very attractive, both the actress and the character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intellectualammo Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 You know, I had forgotten about "Ideal" but I still stick with Ragnar, though Kay Gonda was very attractive, both the actress and the character. I didn't forget about her in my post (or Karen Andre), but Kira trumps all in my Rand books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus98876 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Well I had not given this too much thought before this. However I will second, third or whatever the count for Kira is +1 at this stage. Dagny isnt a too far distance second though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intellectualammo Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Well I had not given this too much thought before this. However I will second, third or whatever the count for Kira is +1 at this stage. Dagny isnt a too far distance second though... Dagny, really is so far away on my list, I'm not sure if she's even on it. I'm too concerned with the one at the top anyways to go looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) Roark and Galt. Both have solid principles, and both are unyielding. Andrei would be more of best friend material, because in partners, I need a combination of more than just mind and passion – he has to have the right philosophical standing. I do like red hair. Very much – naturally, it’s not something I’d focus on, because intellectual worth is immensely more important. I only mention it because someone said otherwise. In the long run, I prefer real people. Edited February 3, 2011 by Summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 I am surprised that no one has mentioned Bjorn Faulkner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniellecs Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Ragner floats my boat, and likewis, athena glaukopis, redheads remind me Ronald McDonalds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Cormier Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 It's hard to say, she really doesn't have a whole lot of physical description in the way of material attraction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choo Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Roark. I picture him as having the face and build of a stern Lee Marvin. I don't really think of Roark with bright orange hair though, maybe more like dirty brown with a hint of orange. I fell in love with his character more anything though, rather than his physical description. <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Morris Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 None of them. Â Unless Dagny looked like this: Â Â But a cute, healthy, woman with her personality and values is a unicorn. Â Oh wait, that would be Kira Peikoff (perfect woman) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vera Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Probably Galt. Might be beside the point but for whatever reason Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne is how I've always imagined Galt. Obviously not him in the "Batsuit" or even when he's in his perfectly tailored three-piece suits, but those scenes in the films where he's toiling away in his cave seemed reminiscent of Galt's story, so it's not surprising that I connected the two. Something about the disciplined and unwavering nature of Galt (and Wayne) is what I found so attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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