3. What is unsatisfying about Roark’s position with John Erik Snyte? Roark learned that Snyte merges different styles of architecture and incorporates them into a single building. Only parts of Roark’s work could be seen, instead of the whole work. Roark always …show more content…
Since Dominique has been successful with the meeting with social workers, Scarret wanted Dominique to work with women’s welfare. However, Dominique refuses Scarret, who constantly persuaded Dominique to do so. Dominique says, with her definition of freedom, which is to ask, expect, and depend on nothing, that it would be terrible to take the job she wanted. Having her favorite job would mean that it will defy her own definition of freedom; this made Scarret say nothing about so. Scarret, who wanted Dominique (who chased after nothing) to be successful, got overwhelmed by Dominique’s unusual power since he thought no one would refuse the chance to become successful. 4. What is Dominique’s definition of freedom? Dominique’s definition of freedom is “to ask nothing, to expect nothing, and to depend on nothing.” To have freedom is to be an independent self who is isolated to surroundings and other opinions, and to be an individual who is truly free to express his/her own idea. This is very similar to Roark’s objectivism in architecture that pursues the originality and the purpose of the structure.
5. Evaluate the following statement by Peter’s mother. Is it in agreement with objectivist principles? Why or why not? “Your life doesn’t belong to you, Peter, if you’re really aiming high. You can’t allow yourself to indulge every whim, as ordinary can, because with them it doesn’t matter …show more content…
What motive could Roark possibly have for spending entire night redoing Keating’s entry in the Cosmo-Slotnik competition? Instead of emphasizing that Cosmo-Slotnik event is a competition that is awarded grand prize, describing that the event welcomes any architects and accepts any novel creation will attract Roark a lot. Also, if Cameron wanted Roark to join the competition, Roark would have joined it.
2. Why does Keating ask Dominique to marry him when he is already bequeathed to Katie? Keating was under pressure of his mother again; Keating still trusted his mother for his own best future, and he wanted the best for anything. Since Keating was always sensitive to the public, marrying to Dominique will look good to it, including his mother. Keating did not want to regret and drop his popularity by marrying unpopular Katie; “he could not let it stand between him and his future.” Also, by marrying Dominique, Keating thought his relation with Guy Francon will improve through “help” Guy and Dominique get together well.
Chapter 15
Vocabulary lucidity – clarity of thought
1. What does Keating attempt to do with Lucius