Posted by Pam Adams on October 12, 2012 at 07:37:22 user PamAdams.
In Reply to: why bother with the ingot? posted by Ed Kiser on October 11, 2012 at 18:32:18:
I agree- the 'real purpose' of the crushing, panning, and furnace was to bring the book to a proper climax. However, in the book's universe, Nancy's drive to succeed as well as Dick's devotion to science took over- after all, how many children could build and run a blast furnace?