The Fountainhead: Howard Roark And Objectivism

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Term Paper Title	The Fountainhead: Howard Roark And Objectivism
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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 by subsisting on one's own canon, never for a moment yielding the
integrity of his/her ego.  This idea, in short, is the basis of Objectivism.

     In my opinion, I think Ayn Rand's philosophy is completely ridiculous.
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