Atlas Shrugged Character Description
Characters
Dagny Taggart
The novel's protagonist and a buisness woman and engineer who is the backbone of Taggart Transcontinental. As James Taggart's little sister, she is often belittled but gains respect and she hurdles all obstacles that come to face her family's company which includes taking a major risk by entrusting Hank Rearden's revolutionary metal. As the story progresses, a precious relationship between her and Francisco d'Anconia emerges.
James Taggart
The novel' antagonist, current president of Taggart Transcontinental, and Dagny Taggart's older brother. He is portayed as a greedy and corrupt buisness man who will go to any measure to gain wealth by not encouraging the productivity of his workers but the enforcment of his political connections. He is one who seeks the downfall of the good and this hatred plays onto his actions and other aspects of his life.
Nathanial Taggart
Founder of Taggert Transcontinental, he made his buisness prosper with hard labor and no government loans unlike his son, James Taggart, only concerened with his buisness' profit. Starting his buisness with all the money he had left in his back account, he ended with full pockets and noted as one of the wealthiest entrepranuers in history that never commited any fraud on countless occasions, only the single time where he bribed the government workers to throw a rival down some stairs. Even as one of the most successful men in history, he was also seen as one of the most hated, the burden being passed down to his children.
John Galt
The novel's main character and is often addressed within the rhetorical question, "Who is John Galt?" Sensing that he will come into play more often later on in the book, he is now portrayed as some high seas ruffian who has had an exceptionally bad past.
Henry (Hank) Rearden
The mastermind being Rearden Metal, a revolutionary new substance that has been belittled as a public hazzard but is in fact very profitable. As Dagny's colleague he
Dagny Taggart
The novel's protagonist and a buisness woman and engineer who is the backbone of Taggart Transcontinental. As James Taggart's little sister, she is often belittled but gains respect and she hurdles all obstacles that come to face her family's company which includes taking a major risk by entrusting Hank Rearden's revolutionary metal. As the story progresses, a precious relationship between her and Francisco d'Anconia emerges.
James Taggart
The novel' antagonist, current president of Taggart Transcontinental, and Dagny Taggart's older brother. He is portayed as a greedy and corrupt buisness man who will go to any measure to gain wealth by not encouraging the productivity of his workers but the enforcment of his political connections. He is one who seeks the downfall of the good and this hatred plays onto his actions and other aspects of his life.
Nathanial Taggart
Founder of Taggert Transcontinental, he made his buisness prosper with hard labor and no government loans unlike his son, James Taggart, only concerened with his buisness' profit. Starting his buisness with all the money he had left in his back account, he ended with full pockets and noted as one of the wealthiest entrepranuers in history that never commited any fraud on countless occasions, only the single time where he bribed the government workers to throw a rival down some stairs. Even as one of the most successful men in history, he was also seen as one of the most hated, the burden being passed down to his children.
John Galt
The novel's main character and is often addressed within the rhetorical question, "Who is John Galt?" Sensing that he will come into play more often later on in the book, he is now portrayed as some high seas ruffian who has had an exceptionally bad past.
Henry (Hank) Rearden
The mastermind being Rearden Metal, a revolutionary new substance that has been belittled as a public hazzard but is in fact very profitable. As Dagny's colleague he