When I first read Atlas Shrugged the death of Cheryl was tragic and powerful. I was thinking the other day that I may be missing something. Ayn Rand had things happen for a reason. She thought things thru in agonizing detail. Is there more to Cheryls death than I realize? Why didn't Cheryl just reach out to Dagny again? Why not get a divorce with a big financial settlement and disappear? Why not just run away? I am wondering what all her death represents.