Critical essay describing the theme and stylistic elements used by Ayn Rand in "The Fountainhead" with bibliography
Egoism Versus Altruism: Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand in her controversial novel, The Fountainhead, written in 1935, depicts a man's struggle for independence and freedom from the tyranny of a collective society. Howard Roark is the heroic, redheaded architect whose selfish desire to express his own truths makes him incapable of destruction despite the efforts of the people. Set in the streets of New York in the 1920s during the age of the skyscraper, the …
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