The Fountainhead (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Ayn Rand
- First Published: 1943
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Parable
- Time of Work: 1922-1930’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: Values, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Power, personal or social, Love or romance, New York City, 1920’s, 1930’s, Individuality, Trials, Ethics, Success or failure, Conformity, Architecture or architects, Public housing
- Locales: New York, NY
Places Discussed
*New York City. In the 1920’s and 1930’s, New York City was an exciting place for architecture. Skyscrapers were new to the city and the world at large; the first one had been built in Chicago in 1883. Soon, however, New York was the leader in skyscraper building. Ayn Rand was fascinated by skyscrapers, towering toward the sky, and felt they were among humankind’s greatest achievements. She endowed Roark with this fascination but coupled it with her ideas of Objectivism—an egoist view in which all human actions are self-serving. Throughout the book,...
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