 If it did, how do you think Brian's opinion on the rebellion changed throughout the passage?
True, there had been others, pioneers, before the company came, who objected to the expansion of the monopolistic control. But, if they could not realize that the company's regime served the best interests of the planet, they would just have to suffer the consequences of their own ignorance. Anything involving executions had to be referred to the Interplanetary Council on Earth. This walk was part of a regular routine of physical exercise that kept his body hard and resilient in spite of long hours spent in the laboratory. He was making that walk in precisely seven minutes, four and four-fifths seconds.
 He's a conformist at the start, a rebel at the end.
 He's secretly a rebel from the start, but breaks his ties from the rebellion by the end.  He's a conformist at the start, a rebel at the end.  He's a rebel throughout, but questions his loyalties throughout the passage.  He's a conformist throughout, but he's enticed by the idea of being a rebel at the end.