Atlas Shrugged/Section114

Atlas Shrugged, Part 1, Chapter 1, section 4:     Previous Next

• Plot summary

Dagny Taggart meets with James Taggart and Eddie Willers. She informs them that she has ordered Rearden Metal from Rearden Steel to be used to replace the tracks of the Rio Norte Line. Later she calls Mr. Ayers to determine if Richard Halley ever published a Fifth Concerto. Mr. Ayers says he has not. Dagny meets with Owen Kellogg who tells her he is quiting for personal reasons, nothing can make him stay - not even the promotion Dagny had decided to give him.

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• Setting

The offices of Taggart Transcontinental.

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• Characters

 Board of Directors: Mentioned.
 Dagny Taggart
 Eddie Willers
 Ellis Wyatt: Mentioned.
 Hank Rearden: Mentioned.
 James Taggart
 Mr. Ayers - First and only appearance.
 Orren Boyle: Mentioned.
 Owen Kellogg

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• Mysteries

What is it that makes Owen Kellogg quit a job he admits he loves?