Comparing The Fountainhead: Howard Roark And Objectivism
The Fountainhead: Howard Roark and Objectivism
In the novel The Fountianhead, Ayn Rand uses the main character, Howard
Roark, to express her daringly original philosophy--Objectivism. Like
Rousseau's "Natural Man" in The Social Contract, Ayn Rand presents Howard as a man, as man should be-- strong-willed, self-sufficient , self-confident, and self motivated. A man who, in spite of cruelty from an unaccepting society, fights to work and live as only he chooses to do so. Through the course of the story the reader sees how Roark completely disregards the norms and principles that define society. He does this to maintain the idea that true happiness cannot be achieved through the standards of others. Rather, happiness can only be attained
In the novel The Fountianhead, Ayn Rand uses the main character, Howard
Roark, to express her daringly original philosophy--Objectivism. Like
Rousseau's "Natural Man" in The Social Contract, Ayn Rand presents Howard as a man, as man should be-- strong-willed, self-sufficient , self-confident, and self motivated. A man who, in spite of cruelty from an unaccepting society, fights to work and live as only he chooses to do so. Through the course of the story the reader sees how Roark completely disregards the norms and principles that define society. He does this to maintain the idea that true happiness cannot be achieved through the standards of others. Rather, happiness can only be attained