Howard Roark in the book, “The Fountainhead”, is portrayed as a unrealistic hero. Many facts in the book as well as Ayn Rand's essay, “The Goal of My Writing”, support this proclamation. The first piece of evidence is the epoch (1920’s & 1930’s); throughout, the book the odds were always against Roark, also Ayn Rand wanted Roark to be seen as an unrealistic hero, in which she explains her reasoning for it in her essay, “ The Goal of My Writing.”.
The Fountainhead takes place in the 1920’s & 30’s, which greatly contributed to Roark being an unrealistic hero. Throughout the book, the people believe that all type of architecture has been created. At this point in time they believe there should not be an attempt to be creative, since there is no
The Fountainhead takes place in the 1920’s & 30’s, which greatly contributed to Roark being an unrealistic hero. Throughout the book, the people believe that all type of architecture has been created. At this point in time they believe there should not be an attempt to be creative, since there is no