Why do several important events in the story happen on September 2?
Rand began writing the novel on September 2, 1946. She set important events in the story on that date as a commemoration. Although it is not clear whether she was aware of it, this was also the twentieth anniversary of her first trip to Los Angeles, where she was living at the time. The important events in the novel that happen on September 2 are: • The opening scenes. • Hank and Dagny decide to go on vacation. During the trip they discover Galt’s motor. • Jim Taggart marries Cheryl Brooks. At the wedding reception, Francisco makes his “money speech.” • D’Anconia Copper is nationalized.
