before i forget all that i had read this summer i thoughtits better 2 make it permanent on the net!
so i read this book called "THE FOUNTAIN HEAD" (although the reason why itwas called so is not clear to anyone i know! i'll give my interpretation later).
the protagonist here is a banda called howard roark (an architect whonever finished college ) who's portrayed as an individual who's really rare to find these dayz!
the story unfolds different situations of roark's life nd gives the reader his perspective of looking at things and how other characters look at things.
roark is presented as a person who does'nt give a damn about what peoplethink about him! he believed that his college had nothing gud to offerhim. he believed that architecture should not be about creating fancy buildings but cheap affordable accomodations.
but these were not the qualities which made him different the thing which struck me most that it did'nt mattered to him what others felt of his work.he has been shown completely stoic to what he believes in and changed for nobody!!!just nobody!!!
well this kind of ideology might look as a daring one BUT..Is It Really Feasible???
can any one of us today just abandon the society we're living in and start living as we feel is right!can any one in today's world neglect the importance of group activities and find oneself potent enough 2 deal with anything?????
Audacity may appear as a gud quality of an artist, as he dares to try out new things but where do we draw the line??howard has been shown as a person who defies all norms that exist of present day society!
as we'll be part of the corporate world in near future we are supposedto dwell in groups and work as teams so i have some serious doubts whether there are any howard roark's in today's times??
well anywayz, he comes out as hero in the end and the book is gudreflection of how a person is exploited at hands of some smarter ppl!!!
advice:: ppl who wish 2 read the book must be ready for a boring start but as the story progresses u'll b totally into it!!!!!!!
rating:: ***(out of 5)
and about the title::well i think it was "fountain head" because howard roark was an abundantsource of knowledge!!( compare with fountain having abundant source of water).
don't expect any head with a fountain as i did!! :)
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accha hai. 1st sneek preview of book is good. looks like a must read
well that was a good start dear.. while reading i felt the same as i ever had for u. u r in some way or the other slightly like Howard Roark(i hope i spelt correclty).. um not sayin u r not a good team player. indeed u r, infact i heard u r like a leader for ur team. but i ve always saw u a completely daring girl with ur own principles, and a fire in ur eyes that u want to do somethng great.. n believe me u vil do somethng very great of which everyon shall be proud of.. but just enjoy the life to the max.. v'l never get the same opprtunity again.. tc:-)
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