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Triumph of Virtue and Defeat of Vice in 'The Fountainhead'

The Fountainhead is a bestselling novel written by Ayn Rand. Published in 1943 the novel is a tribute to all the great men of the past who stood by their values and contributed all they could to make a better world. The protagonist Howard Roark is an nspiration for a whole generation of readers who were disillusioned by the after effects of the world wars and the lack of moral values in the world.in a long speech at the climax of the story he spells out the contributions of the great thinkers Read

By: poornima lakshmanan | 24/03/2009 | Self Publishing

Triumphs and Tragedies of Antithetical Characters in 'The Fountainhead'

Ayn Rand's novel 'The Fountainhead'is her bestseller in which she exposed her concept of an ideal man.Her protagonist Howard Roark is her conception of a heroic being. the other characters in the novel are set as a contrast to Roark and this heightens the effect significantly. Read

By: poornima lakshmanan | 24/03/2009 | Fiction