Book reviewed by:

Name: Varun Aggarwal

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Book Details:

·         Title: The Fountain Head

·         Author: Ayn Rand

·         Publisher: Bobbs Merrill

·         Year of Publication: 1943

Comments:

Two ever evolving theories to human greatness:
One is to be perfection, perfection in dealing people, perfection in self-emotions, perfection in control and behavior with demands subtleness to accept environment and traditions and the other one is to liberate yourself, against all the traditions, to believe in what you believe without any demand or expectation.
Collectivism Vs Individualism (viz a viz), a fight since social eternity, a battle between submission and liberation, never draws to settling conclusion because on extreme lies the greatest achievements. Only the toughest part is to find the extreme.

Ayn Rand, against all traditional beliefs, presents different psychological characters in her novel Fountain Head to explain how collectivism results in world of second handers of whom whole life becomes externally motivated and human greatness becomes a prey for those who drive collectivism, the parasites.
In great intensity of highly intellectual thoughts, Ayn Rand architects the story of a professional, Horwad Roark, who like nothing less than a coal burns in heat of collectivism and burden of second handers but eventually evolves as something which can only be appreciated and adored, a Diamond.

A must read book, for sure…