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color_side, March 24, 2008

Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead is truly an incredible piece of literature. This novel showcases the journey of the ego and its embodiment in Howard Roark. Architecture is the name of the game in this book, and many contestants struggle to broadcast their work and their name across New York City. One of the worst architects, Peter Keating, rises to fame because of his success with the politics of the business. He aims to please and nothing else. Where Roark follows only his principles and ideas, Keating is a mirror of society, only reflecting what pleases the mob at the time. Intertwined with these two characters is Ellsworth Toohey. Toohey is an advocate of selflessness (in this case, having no self). He glorifies the commonplace and the ordinary to minimalize greatness. Roark is Toohey’s antithesis.

Howard Roark is determined to be successful, and after quite a few years of despair, he is. Creating buildings is what he loves, and nothing else matters, except for one thing, Dominique Wynand. They met under the worst of circumstances and were drawn to each other. Their love is true, but Dominique must learn to accept society the way it is and not be afraid to fight for what she believes in. Eventually, Roark meets Gail Wynand who is the business tycoon of a newspaper empire. They become friends because of their likeness in spirit.

In the end, Roark is put on trial for committing an action that would save his building, his masterpiece. Will he go free, or will the verdict say he is guilty? Will he get to build more masterpieces for all of the world to see, or will he be subject to rot in prison? Read The Fountainhead and find out!

Ayn Rand’s main theme of the story is to trust yourself and only rely on yourself for judgment; to not be a slave to society, but to respect and work with others to achieve individual greatness because it is only as individuals that the whole will be successful. Personally, I loved the theme of the story. I totally agree with what Ayn Rand is trying to say. I would recommend this to any person who is looking for a good read. The reader will need quite a bit of time on his hands, however, because this book is lengthy, but totally worth it.

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