Howard Roark

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Howard Roark is the fiercely individualistic and uncompromising architect protagonist of Ayn Rand’s novel and its 1949 film adaptation, embodying her philosophy of creative integrity and objectivism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
literary character
action dynamites altered Cortlandt Homes design in the novel
appearsIn The Fountainhead
appearsInFilm The Fountainhead (1949 film)
linked to: The Fountainhead
appearsInMedium film
novel
associatedWithTheme artistic integrity
creator vs second-hander
individualism vs collectivism
basedOn Ayn Rand’s ideal of the creative individual
characterTrait creative
idealistic
independent
individualistic
uncompromising
conflictsWith collectivist social pressures
creator Ayn Rand
designStyle modernist architecture
education attended Stanton Institute of Technology (fictional)
educationOutcome expelled from Stanton Institute of Technology
embodiesPhilosophy Objectivism (proto-Objectivist ideas)
linked to: Objectivism
firstAppearance The Fountainhead (novel, 1943)
linked to: The Fountainhead
gender male
hasRelationshipWith Dominique Francon
hasRivalryWith Peter Keating
influences readers’ perception of Objectivist hero archetype
knownFor architectural integrity
courtroom speech defending creative freedom
defense of individual rights
refusal to conform to popular taste
laterFounds own architectural practice
legalOutcome acquitted in court
literarySignificance prototypical Objectivist hero
moralCode rational self-interest
narrativeRole protagonist of The Fountainhead
nationality American (fictional)
notableProject Cortlandt Homes (fictional housing project)
occupation architect
opposedBy Ellsworth Toohey
portrayedBy Gary Cooper
rejects classical architectural ornamentation
setting New York City (fictionalized)
symbolizes the ideal man in Ayn Rand’s philosophy
timePeriod early 20th century United States
values creative freedom
personal integrity
worksAt Cameron’s office (Henry Cameron, architect)

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The Fountainhead (1949 film) character Howard Roark
subject linked to: The Fountainhead
Gail Wynand relationshipWith Howard Roark
Gail Wynand alliesWith Howard Roark (temporarily)
linked to: Howard Roark
Gail Wynand ultimatelyOpposes Howard Roark (through capitulation to public pressure)
linked to: Howard Roark
Gary Cooper as Howard Roark basedOn Howard Roark
Dominique Francon loveInterest Howard Roark
Dominique Francon inLoveWith Howard Roark
Ellsworth Toohey antagonistOf Howard Roark