An Analysis of the Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Essay in response to questions number Two and Six Ayn Rand wrote The Fountainhead to impart her impassioned philosophy of Objectivism, a belief that advocates political freedom and the rights of the individual. To present her philosophy, Ayn Randcreatese Howard Roark, a distinctive Ayn Rand hero, and his foil Peter Keating. Howard Roark is an innovative architect whose brilliant and revolutionary designs are rejected by people who are dogmatic and fearful of change. Yet, he does not surrender his beliefs…...
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The Controversy Surrounding Ayn Rand’s Novel The Fountainhead
Egoism Versus Altruism: Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead Ayn Rand in her controversial novel, The Fountainhead, written in 1935, depicts a man's struggle for independence and freedom from the tyranny of a collective society. Howard Roark is the heroic, redheaded architect whose selfish desire to express his truths makes him incapable of destruction despite the efforts of the people. Set in the streets of New York in the 1920s during the age of the skyscraper, the novel conveys the effort to…...
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An Analysis of the Theme of Success in Ayn Rand’s Novel The Fountainhead
Success is an achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted and in some cases, this does not come easy. But is it easier to become successful while having morals at the same time? At the beginning of the novel, "The Fountainhead," Ayn Rand shows through her characters that one can not achieve practical success and be moral at the same time. However, by the end of the novel, Rand has contradicted this belief and shows through her character's achievements that…...
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Ayn Rand’s Philosophy on Society, Conformity and the Necessity of Reason
That four-letter word undoubtedly caught your attention as your eyes involuntarily widened. I even tensed as I typed that word--afraid of the disapproval I would receive from you, the reader. But wouldn't the concepts behind The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand support the argument that just because society has dubbed something unacceptable, doesn't mean that it is? Altering our reaction to this word would change its potency. Though very few seem to question this paradigm, even fewer would dare to advocate this viewpoint for fear…...
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My Vision of Events in the Book
From pages 163 to 213, Charlie's letters focus on school without his friends, prom night, and his school's graduation. Charlie spends prom night sitting in his room alone, thinking about how different school was without his friends and how he hopes everyone's night was great. His sister went to prom with her boyfriend: Eric, Sam with Craig, Mary Elizabeth with Peter, and Patrick with Alice. Prom was going great for everyone until Peter overheard Sam talking eagerly to Mary Elizabeth…...
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Howard Roark, in Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead
That is probably the most selfish statement that you have ever heard in your life. Selfishness in our society is view as a bad thing. What if someone could perfectly articulate that selfishness, in it's purest form, could be the best way to live your life? Ayn Rand's "rational selfishness" is best shown by her two heroes, Howard Roark and John Galt, in the novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged respectively. Her philosophy has been read by, and influenced millions…...
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