Re: Fransico d'Anconia

My Favorite Rand Character

Fransico d'Anconia

Luke 12-31-2005, 6:37 AM
He was always in control and never gave his true intentions. His speech on money was astounding and he was by far my hero in Atlas Shrugged. The character we all wanted to be growing up, the playboy who did it all for the greater good :)

Re: Fransico d'Anconia

tqk 04-01-2006, 10:43 AM

Luke wrote:
He was always in control and never gave his true intentions. His speech on money was astounding and he was by far my hero in Atlas Shrugged. The character we all wanted to be growing up, the playboy who did it all for the greater good :)

Naaaahh! :-) Francisco was cool, true, but I preferred Roarke; the self-made man. He chose his path, set his goal, and went for it regardless of obstacles and opposition. Mere suggestions that he might consider other options were greeted with humour, scorn, or indifference. He _knew_ what was right for him. Why would he even consider alternatives?
That's my kind of hero. :-)

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Re: Fransico d'Anconia

paine 07-30-2006, 7:27 PM
Luke, you miss Francisco's point. Delete: for the greater good, and you are in there.

Re: Fransico d'Anconia

Josh 10-30-2006, 2:53 AM
Francisco is a great character, but my favorite is roarke as well. How many people have ever walked up to the owner of a business and told him/her they were going to hire you. Not in a demanding way, just a matter of fact way, like the owner is going to be so impressed the decision is obvious. That is confidence.

Re: Fransico d'Anconia

SaskBigPicture 11-07-2006, 1:42 AM
Hello all. Francisco was a great character, definitely, as was Hank Rearden. But I must say my favourite character in Atlas Shrugged was the one and only John Galt.

Obvious choice, I know. But obvious for a very good reason. Here's a man who was so certain of his moral compass, so complete in his conviction, and at the same time so outraged at the spreading cancer of socialism, that he promised his socialist bosses that he would bring down their entire world. Then he did it.

His brilliantly executed plan not only caused the immoral world of the socialists to collapse upon itself but also sought out and rescued the greatest individuals who were being enslaved by the collectivist hordes.

Re: Fransico d'Anconia

Mr Squiggle 04-04-2007, 10:12 AM
I have to say that I liked Ragnar, not so much for his moral part in the story, but for the excellent image of him that Rand portrayed with only a few short passages dedicated to him. Sailing the high seas, young of face, but braving mortal danger to stop the takers and exploiters...

Re: Fransico d'Anconia

requiem 12-14-2007, 9:57 PM

Luke wrote:
He was always in control and never gave his true intentions. His speech on money was astounding and he was by far my hero in Atlas Shrugged. The character we all wanted to be growing up, the playboy who did it all for the greater good :)

Yes his speech was incredible. He was one of my favorites, but please take out "who did it all for the greater good".....it's like nails on a chaulk board. ugh

atruism at it's worse

Re: Fransico d'Anconia

claide 01-09-2008, 2:20 PM
My favorite character is Howard Roark. He does not stray from his principles for anything, even his love for Dominique and Gail Wynand. He is truly talented, but uses that talent to make his existence better. What I love every time I read this book is that by pursuing his own interests, Roark improves the lives of those like him. Note the part where he, Dominique, Steven Mallory, and a few other are sitting around, enjoying each others company. In a time when social outings often require a distraction, to see great minds enjoying the presence of friends is a beautiful thing.

And I agree with the correction to the "for the greater good" motive by d'Anconia. He is working for his own good. He works to create a world where he can live for himself. But it is not that he does not want others. He loves John, Hank, and Dagny. But he wants them in his world for his own happiness.

Re: Fransico d'Anconia

Norna 05-08-2008, 10:20 AM
Fransico is probably my second favorite of all of the male characters in Atlas. I really loved the way he was able tocommand attention to just the right action and could disguise his true intentions. It nearly killed me, though, when he thought Dagny was dead and then found out that she was alive.

However, my favorit character is definately John Galt.

Re: Fransico d'Anconia

ruveyn 07-06-2008, 10:02 AM

Norna wrote:
Fransico is probably my second favorite of all of the male characters in Atlas. I really loved the way he was able tocommand attention to just the right action and could disguise his true intentions. It nearly killed me, though, when he thought Dagny was dead and then found out that she was alive. However, my favorit character is definately John Galt.

I understood Franscisco, but I could not get a handle on John Galt. He seemed more like a placeholder for the ideal hero than a flesh and blood character

ruveyn

Re: Fransico d'Anconia

Dingo_aus 09-24-2008, 8:02 AM

Mr Squiggle wrote:
I have to say that I liked Ragnar, not so much for his moral part in the story, but for the excellent image of him that Rand portrayed with only a few short passages dedicated to him. Sailing the high seas, young of face, but braving mortal danger to stop the takers and exploiters...

Haha, I totally agree, every character has a different place to hold but I do like Ragnar those most. In a world of absolutes he has the absolute most fun I think :)

Dagny is a close second.