The Fountainhead | Objectivist Philosophy in The Fountain Head
Perkins teaches American literature and film and has published several essays on American and British authors. In the following essay, Perkins examines Rand's expression of her objectivist philosophy in The Fountainhead.
Ayn Rand presents Howard Roark, the main character in her influential novel, The Fountainhead, in an innovative way. Readers expect a main character to be fully rounded yet to develop in some way during the course of the story. Heroes, when faced with a conflict, usually reveal new aspects of their character that were previously unknown to them and to the readers. Often the thrust of the narrative involves the process of the main characters gaining valuable insight into their inner selves.
In The Fountainhead Rand rejects this traditional form of character...
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