The Fountainhead Individualism Essay

What lies at the heart of each character of The Fountainhead is their own central principle, idea and drive. Roark, the hero and protagonist, embodies creativity, efficiency, independence, and reason. On the other hand, Lois Cook is the avatar of a notorious logical fallacy—the Appeal to Novelty. This fallacy states that because something is novel and never-before-seen, it is automatically better than an existing predecessor; the only criterion used to measure greatness is modernism. While this fallacy may be a rebellion against the familiar, conceivably stagnating “don’t fix it if it ain’t broke” mentality, it manages to be only a complete reversal of the philosophy, providing no further reasoning as to why the novelty is actually better.

Thomas further analyzes his argument on internal conflicts by explaining how humans form these disagreements and what effect it has on people. He mentions that the human brain is an “indispensable organ of thought” filled with a collection of memories or ideas that eventually translate into words (77). Therefore, the brain holds an excessive amount of information resulting in humans battling with their

    The theme of The Fountainhead as stated by its author, Ayn Rand, is "individualism versus collectivism, not in politics, but in man's soul." Three major characters serve as types for the noble, contemptible, and parasitic in this comparison. Howard Roark is an architect who serves as Rand's model for individualism to the extent that he is willing to sacrifice everything he has in order to retain his status as an individual. Ellsworth Monkton Toohey is a charismatic genius who uses his knowledge of human nature and collectivism to manipulate and control the masses, who hang on his every word. Peter Keating is an ambitious young man who is in all actuality exactly

Everyone has their own view of life. Some people are selfish, others are selfless, and there are also people who are a slight mix of the two. The various views of the world are shown in Any Rand’s The Fountainhead. One of the view shown is an uncompromising view of life. Howard Roark and Dominique Francon both use this approach to life in every aspect of their being. But this view has brought them both up and down in the world. Because of this, there are multiples angles at which the uncompromising approach to life is viewed: whether or not this approach is practical, why or why not this approach is or isn’t practical, and whether or not Rand appears to find this approach to life practical.

At the heart of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead is the rejection of self-sacrifice for the collective good. Howard Roark, a self-proclaimed egotist, represents moral integrity and the refusal to conform, while Peter Keating represents the submission and cowardice of the altruistic masses. Men with power, such as Ellsworth Toohey, use this submission to manipulate and maintain dominance over society. Through Roark’s dismissal of Ellsworth Toohey, he also dismisses what he sees as the plague of society that is collectivism, central to the novel’s theme of the supremacy of the individual.

   Individualism, the doctrine of free thought and action of the individual, forms the basis of Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead. The major theme of her fiction is the primacy of the individual, the unique and precious individual life. That which sustains and enriches life is good, that which negates and impoverishes the individual's pursuit of happiness is evil.

Ayn Rand, the author of the book Fountainhead, had very strong and insightful beliefs. One such belief, as quoted by Ayn Rand, pertains to the idea of people that do not follow trends. She believes that throughout history there have been people that decided to step off of the path that everyone was on, in order to create their vision that no one has had before. The second someone does something different many people start to think they are crazy and do not think their ideas are practical. Although the inventors face much opposition, they still manage to come out on top. Ayn Rand’s believes that people who want something should not give up on their dreams just because someone else does not support it. There are so many examples of people

Philosophy demands literature that can abet the understanding of social views. Without reflective literature, man cannot begin to comprehend the essential messages behind philosophy. One such philosophy, objectivism, is represented exceptionally by the novel, The Fountainhead. Through the use of compelling dialogue, Ayn Rand reveals her own feelings towards objectivism, and her thoughts towards conformity and independence. The interpretations and the implications of several of the quotes within The Fountainhead accurately depict the essence of objectivism and encourages the opposition of conventional standards through the embodiment of the uncompromising innovator "standing against the

“The Fountainhead” by Ayn Rand, is a novel in which one is to find themselves. They are to be their own person rather than to conform to another's needs and standards. A battle in which one faces internal and external conflicts with themselves and all other obstacles they must face. Four main characters lead the protagonist on his own life journey, where he mustn't conform to societies idea of him and how he should be. The characters are architectures of their time while our hero is ahead of time, he is more advanced and technical, mixed with modern designs. Not only does he get entrapped with his work, one begins to get lust and love mixed up and begins to daydream. What is more important to him?

There are many famous Humanist in history. From Sir Thomas More to William Shakespeare, but what exactly is Humanism? According to Dictionary. com, Humanism is defined as any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate. Three main humanist ideas are every human should be treated with respect, choose what they believe and think based off reason, and equality of all people.

Ayn Rand, the author of the Fountainhead book has well presented her great philosophy about Objectivism respectively and mostly through those two characters: Howard Roark and Peter Keating. In her writing she has described Howard Roark as the hero in the story. His struggle to succeed as an architect on his own develops the essence of the novel's conflict. Roark’s personality serves as a standard by which to judge the other characters; they are either like Roark or they would allow others in one form or another, to manipulate them. Ayn Rand portrays Roark as a selfish man, in a positive sense meaning that Roark will not accept anyone influencing his life. He is true to his values, to his convictions, to his thinking, to his mind, and to his

Main Theme) The novel The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, has many themes that are represented throughout. However, one of the most prominent moments in the novel which relates most strongly with the themes of The Fountainhead was when Ellsworth Toohey confronts Howard Roark and says, “Mr. Roark, we’re alone here. Why don’t you tell me what you think of me?”

In the story of the Fountainhead, a brilliant young architect, named Howard Roark, is expelled form his prestigious architecture school. He does this by his refusal of following the school’s traditions that are considered outdated. His unordinary actions begin to convey some of the unique themes used in the novel. Henry Cameron is a discredited architect from New York whom Howard Roark goes to work for due to the admiration he has for Henry Cameron after he is expelled from his school.

One display of the conflict is shown in the novel when Howard is defending himself in court. Howard argues,” But the mind is an attribute of the individual. There is no such thing as a collective brain. There is no such thing as a collective thought. An

Every day in real life we go through a many struggles ranging from man vs. man, man vs. himself and even man vs. nature. The most common struggle we all face is that of man versus man. In the short stories “Cathedral” by Raymond Carter and Ernest Hemmingway’s “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” the main principal of the story is that of man versus man. In both short stories 3 characters are used, but in each story each character is completely different than the other. “Cathedral” and “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” share similarities and differences with the main principal of man versus man and the reasoning behind why one man is against the other. Both stories also share similarities and