Infatuation is when your head and your heart are foolish and they fall for the one who gives you this overwhelming blow of passion. Some synonymously call it love, but the ecstasy that holds you will feel much greater than that. It's madness that is eccentric and inviting in the most alluring sense; the type of madness that comes with a motive. This idea can be recognized in Ayn Rand's novel "The Fountainhead," with Dominique Francon and her infatuation to destroy Howard Roark. However, Dominique's motive does not stem solely from the feelings he's imposed on her heart. She admires Roark's freedom and she perceives him too eminent to be subjected to a world not worth his greatness. That fact, along with the glory she believes to see within Howard, is why Dominique sets out to deface the prestige of her lover Roark. .
We are told that "selfish emotions are not ones that lead to happiness " according to Ellsworth Toohey, the man who crusades against individualism" (321). Roark defies this statement because he will never sacrifice himself for the pleasure of others, yet we must admire this of him as Dominique does. Toohey believes that all men are equal and that one shall not surpass the other. What must be known about Roark is that he cannot equal anything but his fullest potential, and that is nowhere near any other man. Roark is depicted as an architectural genius generally unappreciated by the men of his trade. He is separated from them as they work to satisfy clients, and he works to make a difference with integrity as the driving force. This creates two types of man. There are men like Peter Keating, one of New York's most acclaimed architects, who only know how to make a living by benefiting themselves from the help of others, and then there are men like Roark who pursuit towards personal happiness through devotion. Roark's objective is honest and coincides with how "the creator lives for his work"" (679).
AYN RAND The Fountainhead SETTING- Plane ticket- the story took place in metropoliton new york, but Rorke often finds himself travaling it many different places just to find a job. ... CHOICE (ANOTHER CHARACTER)-Dominique- flower- she is decribes as being the ideal woman. ...
Ayn Rand - The Fountainhead Standing naked on top of a cliff, Howard Roark envisions what the trees and granite around him can be made into. ... In a granite quarry in Connecticut, Roark meets Dominique Francon, Guy Francon's daughter. ... At the trial Dominique tries to defend Roark but ends up breaking down and is ashamed. ... Dominique, still trying to fight for Roark publishes her papers without luck. ... Dominique Francon ends up divorcing Wynand and marrying her true love, Howard Roark....
Of all the characters in Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, there is one who is most complex. ... In The Fountainhead, Howard Roarke consistently demonstrates that he is an altruistic yet complex character. ... Roarke feels the complex connection between Dominique Francon and himself. ... Howard helped Dominique when asked. ... Dominique Francon likes Roarke. ...
One such philosophy, objectivism, is represented exceptionally by the timeless novel, The Fountainhead. Through the use of compelling dialogue, Ayn Rand reveals her own feelings towards objectivism, and her thoughts towards conformity and independence. ... Dominique: "Roark, I can accept anything, except what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in- between." ... Dominique perceives people as lazy, and to her that is just unacceptable. ... Dominique also makes a social statement by implying that society needs to reevaluate its work e...
The Fountainhead is a novel about the triumph of the "selfish" individual. ... The conventional definition of the word "selfish" is "focused on wealth, power, or pleasure for the self," but Rand uses it to mean only "focused on self." ... Indeed, Keating's abandonment of Katie in favor of Dominique is one of the final decisions he made for reasons other than his own, and it is perhaps the one which ultimately crushes him. ... Rand believes that the individual is responsible for his or her own decisions and must make his or her own meaning in the world. ... The Fountainhead deals with ext...
