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This page summarizes some significant things from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged---from symbols to laws...

This page summarizes some significant things from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged---from symbols to laws to songs to legends.See also Places in Atlas Shrugged and Characters in Atlas Shrugged and the Atlas Shrugged Wikibook. The Anti-dog-eat-dog Rule is passed by the National Alliance of Railroads in section 145, allegedly to prevent "destructive competition" between railroad. The rule gives the Alliance the authority to forbid competition between railroads in certain parts of the country. It was crafted by Orren Boyle as a favor for James Taggart, with the purpose of driving the Phoenix-Durango out of Colorado. The very first thing made from Rearden Metal is a bracelet. The bracelet is used to illustrate Rand's Theory of Sex. The bracelet symbolizes the value created by Hank Rearden's long struggle to invent Rearden Metal. When he gives it to Lillian Rearden as a present in section 121; she says, "It's fully as valuable as a piece of railroad rails." However, Lillian fully grasps the significance of the gift; her snide remark is her way of denigrating her husband's ethos. In section 161, Lillian wears this bracelet at a party thrown on her anniversary. She makes fun of it all