Atlas Shrugged Part I, Chapter 5: The Climax of the D'Anconias - Francisco's Brilliant Destruction
Book: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (35th Anniversary Edition, ISBN: 9781101137192)
This chapter is a big one. It gives us the full backstory on Francisco d’Anconia and turns what seemed like a side plot into the emotional core of the book. It’s also where Rand pulls off something clever: she makes you fall in love with a character and then shows you his apparent destruction, all in the same chapter.