I just finished reading The Fountainhead a novel written by Ayn Rand, apart from the beauty of the story and the philosophical and human ideals that are presented in it, I believe the most amazing accomplishment of the author is the depiction and development of the characters, they seem to summarize what is right and wrong in the world.
Triumph and defeat are presented in the most peculiar manner, since it is not obvious nor direct. Howard Roark is a struggling architect who is not willing to compromise his ideals for fame nor recognitions because he is concerned only with what he does, he believes his art can't be a copy of anything else, he does not suffer and he is not defiant about his utter selfishness. However, he is rejected by society, a sheep society. This is the story of his triumph over them.
On the other hand, there is Ellsworth Toohey, a "second-hand" man that molds public opinion and destroys originality or anything that is not mainstream. He has an inferiority complex and a manipulative personality that leads him to bring everthing down to inferiority. He blinds people with hipocrite speechs and leads them to believe that his intentions are noble. Moved by his overwhelming desire to control people's minds he is defeated by the impossibility to control briliant minds, such as Roark's.
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????Up to now you are not updated with all your assignments. Nor have you identified the different texts. It was not just one or two but 4 entries, plus an addtional one about your class and different net applications.
I wonder where have you been lately? or what was your main focus?
Prof Lisette Lunar
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