Why the book Atlas Shrugged changed millions of minds

              Novel is a war between Dagny and some force or man who takes away her every resource. Some power which is hidden and is taking away every talented man who was wanted by Dagny to run a railroad which is a pulse of U.S.A. Slowly every talented man starts vanishing. Someone in order to suffocate America and its talent starts taking away people. Question arises who is that man? Who is taking away talent from America?

                       Who is John Galt?

            Miss Ayn Rand had already revolutionized whole world with her first book named as 'The Fountainhead'. In this book she mainly concentrated on explaining that only individualism is important. However, in her second book she explained that society also plays an important role in the life of an individual.
            This is the story of railroad enterprise and wrong policy of irrational people which caused brave and talented people to loose their moral value and self respect. Story starts with Dagny Taggart a woman  who is trapped in the middle of bad men and their policy of parasitical adventure which wants any work done even at the cost of self value. 

            Since Dagny always wants everything to be done in a rational way, She fights for the values against executive body of U.S.A in which her own brother is her enemy. Dagny always believes that working for wrong people is not a bad thing. It is the only chance through which we can bring the necessary changes in our people. Meanwhile story becomes a cause of a suspense since an unknown man starts taking away talented and skilled people throughout America on some secret destination.

            While there are others in the story who believe that we must stop working for people who can't understand creative power of an individual and does not respect his skills and use his skills only for self profit.
            Hank Reardent is such a guy and he is Dagny's friend who believes that working for wrong people or people who are not rational is a crime against humanity. We should not give our hard earned self respect for the sake of looters who feed themselves only on the  skilled people. There is Francisco D'anconio who is also an industrialist and he himself starts destroying his empire of industries since he also believes that giving our talent and skills to people who can't understand rational approach is a highest crime. Working for looters, moochers or parasite is a crime against ethics and morality.

             People always tell us that helping others without asking for favor is a good thing. People always tell us doing a work of social service without asking anything for self can lead us to a life of greatness. People even tell us that helping a poor and giving them money is a great thing. If you too think so then you have to change your thinking. The big question will be why? Ayn Rand has explained it in her breath taking novel of all time. Welcome to read one of the greatest novels of the century which changed the life of millions.
              Novel is a masterpiece by Ayn rand which has established itself in the leading list of top 30 novels of the century. One not only learns but believes that asking for the payment of our work is the most important thing to do. Why working for wrong people is a highest crime? Why our self creativity is our asset and why we should not sacrifice it for others? 

             While reading this we totally established ourselves towards Dagny Taggard's side who believes having philanthropic and altruistic work is great but as novel progresses and mystery of that unknown man who is taking away talent unfolds, our side changes. The main character of that unknown man is introduced very late in the novel so mystery and enthusiasm starts picking up as we unfold every page. Join the journey to know Who was John Galt and why he fought for saving rationality.

Fountain head : last book to read before you die.

                        Fountain head was first published in the year 1943. At that time America was on the edge of world war two. Exactly 69 years after that whatever united states has achieved, I think a lot of credit goes to the book. United state is the first country which evolved through the process of modernist, capitalist, and objective oriented society which never frightened from bringing new ideas into reality. This was possible only because of freedom of ideas, freedom to do new things, freedom to support new things, freedom to respect new things.

             Fountain head is a story of a hero who fought for saving his ideas. It is a story of architect engineer who decided to rebel against the conventional standards. It is a story of a guy for whom selfish person was more important than selfless person. It is story of a human who fought a battle against the crusaders who try to destroy him. It is story of his love with a beautiful woman who tried to destroy him. It is also a story of a girl who married his opponents so that her love can be saved.

             Howard Roark, an architect is a person who leaves his college and bright career just because his drawing teacher asks him to draw a drawing of conventional building. However , he refuses to do so because for him working on a project which already has been covered and established is an old idea. He wants his work to be a modern such that it has not been repeated or worked out. For him setting a new standards was important as mankind has always gone to the new level of prosperity whenever it has chosen new path.

                       "Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision. Their goals differed, but they all had this in common : that the step was the first, the road new, the vision unborrowed, and the response they received-hatred. The great creators -the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors, -stood alone against the men of their time. Every great new thought was opposed. Every great new invention was denounced. The first motor was termed foolish. The aeroplane was considered impossible. Power loom was considered vicious. Anesthesia was considered sinful. But the men of unborrowed vision went ahead. They fought, they suffered and they paid. But they won."

                             After that whichever institute or company he joins they threw him out. His battle for setting his own standards earns him a lot of enemies. He become outcasted as his only priority is to build unique design which has not been made yet. A design which is not a copy of anything. However, because of this attitude his enemies bring him in a condition where he can not have even a place to live. He becomes a mere beggar. His battle continues.

                   Ellsworth Toohey is a a self aclaimed intellectual and powerful man who shapes the opinion of public against protagonist Howard Roark .He also leads the battle for Howard Roark's enemy. Peter keating is a graduation friend of Howard who belives in collectivism. Fears round of arguments between Peter and howard sets up the story. One holds his breath when interaction between Howard and Ellsworth took place for the first time. There is a Dominique Francon, a girl who marries Howard Roark's enemy so that she could save him from his Enemy. There is a Gayle Waynand who can only understand Howard Roark.

                   "I swear by my life and my love for it that I will never work for another man nor ask another man to work for me."
    
                    Most important thing of the novel is that while reading it we also become arch enemy of the character of Howard Roark. As a reader we can't accumulate the Idea of Individualism against the collectivism. We firmly hold our stand in a basket of collectivism against Howard's individualism. However as novel progresses our view starts to change. We started realizing that it's not his attitude, it's not his ego or selfishness but a selflessness which drives him to creativity.