Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies.

Part I, Chapter 2: The Chain

Ben Bayer, Gregory Salmieri

Presented at: The Atlas Project

Date: Sep 13, 2017

Greg Salmieri and Ben Bayer discuss the following questions for Part I, Chapter 2, of Atlas Shrugged: “The Chain.”

  • Question 1: Why does Rearden “put his name on everything he touches,” and what can we infer about his character from this?
  • Question 2: How does Lillian’s treatment of Hank compare to the rest of his family’s treatment of him?
  • Question 3: How is Rearden’s approach to problems in his personal life like and unlike his approach to problems in his career?
  • Question 4: In what respects are Rearden and Dagny alike, and in what respects are they different?
  • Question 5: Does Rearden need personal relationships? How can we tell?
  • Question 6: What other questions and observations do you have about Part I, Chapter 2?

literature

Parts: 1

Handout: none

Publications: