These people prefer to live by the standard and you can even say they are afraid of Roark’s lifestyle and independence and prefer not to take any unnecessary risks. Roark, like many, is opposed by people that he refers to as “second-handers”. She actually says that she finds it to be superior. His way of life is individualistic and Rand tells us through him that she prefers the individualistic way of life rather than collectivism. Howard is an independent architect who counts on no one and is perfect at his job. The Fountainhead is the story of an architect by the name of Howard Roark who Rand describes as not hers, but the ideal man. The book is truly a masterpiece as almost all of Ayn’s books turn out to be thanks to her brilliant mind that can prove difficult to understand for some. This is the book that brought Ayn so much fame as it was her first major hit and New York Times best-seller. Chances are that you will have to read this book twice in order to grasp its full potential. Overall, you will find that this turns out to be a mystery story, but not just any old normal murder or missing person mystery, this is a story that uncovers many secrets about man’s spirituality, philosophical revolutions, society, and much, much more. Ayn dives into deeper topics in the books such as whether the pursuit for profit is the root of all evil, what sexual passion actually is, topics such as reason, people’s faith in God, and plenty more mind-boggling topics such as these. The characters and their problems are not the main messages of this book, but it is the unique point of view that Ayn has on our existence as humans and exploits our highest potentials. It focuses mainly on a few characters that are trying to fix a US railroad crisis. In it, she explains the forming of her philosophical system Objectivism through the story of a world that is facing the problem of worsening economic conditions. This is actually the last novel from Ayn as it was in the writing for nearly 12 years and may just actually be her masterpiece. It is one of her fewer fiction stories that while explaining her very real beliefs about certain topics, also describes a fictional dieselpunk story that Ayn came up with to make the book interesting to read. Prepare to meet Ayn Rand and her wondrous philosophies in her magnificent books that we have selected on our best books by Ayn Rand list.Ītlas Shrugged is one of her top best-sellers that introduced so many new fans to Ayn and her content. You will find that she shows that system quite a lot in her books, mostly in The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Ayn Rand actually invented her own philosophical system which she named Objectivism.

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