Humm, after reading the book, I would have expected more from the bridge... LOL

You are correct....I am speculating on the storyline of the unofficial sequel....and being rather facetious in doing so.

He never seems to have had an invitation to the Gulch, I interpreted that he was cast aside. However...I may have missed some nuance where he had some opportunity. But Eddie was never presented as a "Man of the Minds" and no one ever seems to have cared to approach him.

Been a while since I read it, but as I recall, there is no federal government left. Each little settlement establishes its own government, law enforcement etc.

How was Eddie "cast aside"? He chose to leave NYC.

He reminds me of the loyal lieutenant that Machiavelli mentions in "The Prince" that did everything right for his prince, in fact in that case some really nasty things, and at some point he was cast aside because he became a problem for that particular prince. That was a sin of commission by the prince in that example, in Atlas Shrugged Eddies being cast aside was more of a sin of omission by Dagny.

Eddie is a parallel to the jury in Night of January 16th. In that play, Rand provided two endings. The ending for each performance depends upon the decision of the jury which is chosen from the audience. What's that got to do with Eddie? His fate is decided by YOUR independent decision.

I think that Eddie is the ultimate hero of the story.

Who will save America? Trump? Or the lady to whom Ben Franklin addressed the remark, "A republic, if you can keep it."

Yes, but it's also clear that Eddie made his own choices. While Galt is being held -- just before Stadler is brought to see him -- Eddie flies out to California to try to sort out why the gangs are holding the TT trains. He knows Dagny will be gone before he gets back, but he also says that she'll be able to make a new start, but that he he won't even want to do that.

Eddie is an interesting linchpin in the story -- when you think about him, it's like 1 degree of separation to all of the key actors in the plot.

I have always seen him as an exemplar of the good man, the man who is a hero in his own way, but is always an able follower of a great leader. Every Patton, every Carnegie, needs able lieutenants, and Eddie Willers was the best, most loyal, of that type of person. If he had stayed, I am sure that Dagny and Francisco and Galt and Reardon would have made sure that he was on the transport to the Gulch.

With a title like that I suspect the the good ol government comes through and saves the day for the poor old citizens who were oppressed by those evil "Men of the minds" that were of course just greedy oligarchs.

Yes. I kinda thought the Eddie character deserved better, but I don't know that he could have taken the oath. In the book, he seemed to live his life purely for Dagny.

There is a book called "Atlas Snubbed" by Ken Krawchuk, that allows Eddie to get the engine re-started and moving. It's sort of an unofficial sequel to AS. Life outside the Gulch following the collapse of society.

I think in the book, he is left by the side of the railroad when the train he is operating breaks down or runs out of gas.

Yeah, Eddie was an interesting character in the book. The movie didn't really flesh him out that much, especially his relationship to "Johnny".

Interesting that in the movie (part 3), as they are cranking up the choppers, Francisco (I think) says they are going to make a stop and pick up Eddie.

Poor old Eddie Willers. His loyalty meant nothing for him in the end.....He was just tossed aside as collateral damage.

Is that Eddie Willers in the shadow by the tunnel?

Our taggart tunnel was the election of biden in 2020. He did get a lot of votes, and now we all pay for that.

LOL.
That is the Govt version of both.

Brilliant!

Wish I'd thought of it, first.

VetteGuy, I love that photo and the inventive story to go with it:)

great photo, agree with all the superlatives posted

Cool photo. I would call it Taggerts tunnel.

Yeah, it does! LOL!

Lovely picture.

Good eye, VetteGuy!