Defending Egotism and Individualism in The Fountainhead :: Fountainhead

Defending Egotism and Individualism in The chief The structures were austere and simple, until one looked at them and realized what work, what complexity of method, what tension of ideal had achieved the simplicity. No laws had dictated a single detail. The buildings were non Classical, they were not Gothic, they were not Renaissance. They were that Howard Roark. This dialogue in the powerful book The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, set in the early 1920s in the city of skyscrapers, New York, describes the alone(p) building style of the architect, Howard Roark which parallels his uncompromising and individualistic personality. Roark is forced to overcome sovietism in a society where Dominique Francon, a beautiful and wealthy woman, is the only person who understands his intentions and desires, period Peter Keeting, a third-rate architect whose locomote is successful due to his conformity to society, yearns to find self-respect, and Ellsworth Toohey, a Humanitarian, searches to d estroy mens room souls in his quest for power over mankind. In this extraordinary book, Rand combines some(prenominal) her seductive philosophic views with a touch of romance to tell the narrative of the dangerous effects of conformity of a society and of one mans press and ultimate success against these forces. The aura around the brilliant man, Howard Roark, is intimidating and obscure. He is feared by people of various stature, including the Dean of the Architectural School of Stanton Island of technology where Roark is expelled for refusing to do projects in any style but his own, and Peter Keeting, a star student of this reputable school, who often terms becomes angry subsequently conversations with Roark because he cant understand the secureness his classmate feels about himself and his work while he fails to share the same confidence. Roarks eagerness to learn about computer architecture guides him to the office of Henry Cameron, a man who at one time was considered am ongst the greatest architects but since has disappeared from the public eye to settle into a here and now office and given only a few commissions. Roark pursues a business in the office of this old-fashioned architect because he admires Camerons style. After his employers malady and retirement, Roark ventures into many jobs, but is eventually fired from all of them because of his uncompromising spatial relation toward his work. After establishing his own business he receives minimal work because the buildings that he designs are not accepted by the public and are insulted in newspaper reviews.