Fountainhead

The Fountainhead, Who’s the happiest? In The Fountainhead, we see Rand’s main character, Howard Roark, and his ensemble of supporting characters go through different forms of what is known as rational objectivism and it’s antithesis, more specifically, egoism, altruism, and narcissism. In Aristotle’s Proud Man, we see characteristics of narcissism in the type of “proud man” Aristotle describes, most specifically that a proud man thinks himself to be, and is, worthy of great things. However, these

Ayn Rand’s purpose of writing The Fountainhead was to implore the reader to do and think for oneself. Throughout the novel, Ayn Rand portrays the horrors of living for others and leeching off other people’s ideas. She shows such horrors through characters such as Ellsworth Toohey, a manipulative journalist working for the Wynand Papers, and Peter Keating, Ayn Rand’s prime example of a “second-hander.” She also shows the beneficial outcome of living as an individual through a character named Howard

caters to man’s lowest values because his illusionary ethics are replaced by the demand for social approval. It’s because the morals of his professional life mirror Peter Keating’s. At the dawn of his life, Wynand is placed on the path to become a fountainhead, but he chooses the life of a second-hander as it’s much easier and he doesn’t have to consider the sensibility of others in his quest for total power, or for what he believes to be total

Objectivism and The Fountainhead     How should we live our lives? Do you live for others or for yourself? What do you deem to be the ideal: selflessness, or selfishness? Why? Ayn Rand’s novel The Fountainhead addresses these issues and her philosophy behind it called Objectivism. Her rebellious rhetoric is to convince us that the only true virtue is selfishness and that we should abide by its standards and live for ourselves. Ayn Rand was from the Soviet Union, and her background helps

Individualism in The Fountainhead        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. The Fountainhead is Rand's fullest explication of the primacy of the individual. As

Altruism: Equality’s Escape from Collectivism “No creator was prompted by a desire to serve his brothers, for his brothers rejected the gift he offered and that gift destroyed the slothful routine of their lives” (Rand, The Fountainhead). As described in the novel The Fountainhead, history has shown to repeat itself by punishing the inventors of new objects that go against societal normalities. This is evident with Equality 7-2521, the protagonist in Ayn Rand’s book Anthem. Set in a future free of technology

Ayn Rand is the author responsible for The Fountainhead, a lengthy novel that describes the obstacles that a brashly visionary architect, Howard Roark, faces in a collectivist society. Howard encounters several characters during his journey, the most notable of which is the “humanitarian” Ellsworth Toohey, who represents everything Roark abhors - philanthropism, egalitarianism, and dependence on the thoughts of others. A conversation between Toohey and Roark, if it can even be described as such,

The Fountainhead is an American black and white drama film which was released in 1949. It is an adaptation of the novel called Fountainhead, written by Ayn Rand, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. Both the novel and the film rotate around the central character – Howard Roark, who gets rusticated from his university for having a very different train of thought and vision in architecture than what his professors would deem him to have. He then voluntarily chooses to struggle rather than

Blake Stawar Ms. Haskins Honors American Literature 27 October 2017 Objectivism in The Fountainhead Not many authors create philosophies to include in their novels, but Ayn Rand did. Ayn Rand used her philosophy in the main characters and influenced American society during the Cold War with her novel The Fountainhead. Through the actions of the protagonist Howard Roark, Ayn Rand demonstrates her philosophy of objectivism and her belief in individualism which reflect her opposition towards communism

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. Howard Roark’s