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More oxford books @ www.OxfordeBook.comFore more urdu books visit www.4Urdu.com52THE EDUCATION OF AYN RAND, 1905–1943from this dark view of human possibility. Now her attraction to thesymbolic issue of public housing, which both fit her topic and encapsulatedher political views, indicated that Rand had come to see the novelas an overtly political work. The presentation of her hero remained primary,but Rand had ceased resisting the larger implications that couldbe drawn from the story.With the plot finally set Rand began writing. The book would bedivided into four parts, with each of the central characters the focus ofone section. She began with her second-hander, Peter Keating. The firstthree chapters she wrote toggled between Keating and Roark, describingtheir very different paths through architecture school at the StantonInstitute for Technology. The writing was slow and painful, but it wasprogress nonetheless.Rand showed her completed chapters to two outside readers, her literaryagent and Frank Lloyd Wright. Rand idolized Wright, seeing himas a true creative genius and the embodiment of the Overman Nietzschecelebrated. She was sure he was a kindred spirit who would appreciatewhat she had written. But Wright, who had never heard of Rand before,sent the chapters back with a brusque note, rudely telling her the novelwas implausible because no architect could have red hair like Roark.Rand was undeterred. Kahn helped her secure an invitation to a formalbanquet where Wright was to speak. She spent three hundred dollarson a matching black velvet dress, shoes, and a cape, a splurge she couldill afford as her savings dwindled. After a formal introduction Wrightagain rebuffed her overtures. Rand was simply another unknown hopingto cash in on his fame. 35Rand’s agent, Ann Watkins, was more appreciative. She began shoppingthe chapters around, and in 1938 brought Rand an offer fromKnopf. Rand would receive five hundred dollars upon signing andanother five hundred dollars upon completion of the manuscript.Knopf also committed to publishing Rand’s book as a “leader,” publiclyidentifying it as one of the most important books of the season.The catch was that Rand had one year to complete the book. It wasan impossible task. She wrote as fast as she could, but even a year’sextension of the original contract was not enough time. In October1940 Knopf canceled the deal. 36 She had completed slightly more thana quarter of her projected book.