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More oxford books @ www.OxfordeBook.comFore more urdu books visit www.4Urdu.comCHAPTER SIXBig Sister Is Watching You$when the fountainhead was published Rand was an obscureauthor, unknown to the literary world. By contrast, legionsawaited Atlas Shrugged. Buzz had been building about the book. TheFountainhead’s astounding sales, still strong a decade after publication,seemed to guarantee that her next work would be a blockbuster.Rand herself was becoming a mythological figure in New York, a vividand memorable character rarely seen by those outside the Collective.Random House fed the beast with a series of teaser ads, a press conference,and a prominent display window on Madison Avenue. The wordwas out: a major new novel was on the way.Rand and the Collective too were breathless with anticipation. Randtold her followers she would face criticism: she steeled herself for attack.The Collective did not take her warnings seriously. Carried away by thepower of Rand’s words, they were convinced it would only be a matterof years before Objectivism conquered the world. Robert Hessen, a newmember of Rand’s circle, remembered the feeling: “We were the waveof the future. ... Objectivism would sweep everything in its path.” 1 Withsuch a buildup, Rand and those closest to her were utterly unpreparedfor the fierce condemnation that greeted the book. “Is it a novel? Is ita nightmare?” Time magazine asked in a typically snide review. 2 A fewright-leaning magazines and newspapers praised Atlas Shrugged, buttaken as a whole the harsh verdict was clear. Rand was shattered. Morethan anything else, she wanted a defender, an intellectual equal whowould trumpet her accomplishment to the world. None appeared.As it turned out, there was not one Atlas Shrugged, but many. Hostilecritics focused relentlessly on Rand’s treatment of human relationships,her anger, her bitterness. Business owners and capitalists sawinstead her celebration of industry, her appreciation for hard work and165