The Fountainhead
(Ayn Rand)
The fountainhead by ayn rand is a story of one mans success and another mans failure. It is not clear which of the two main characters ( Howard Roark, Peter Keating) succeded and which one failed untill the very end of the book. It is expertly written and filled with deep philosophical meanings. It shows that the man that loves his work and refusing to compromise will in the end succeed and the man that despises himself and his work and tries to please the public will in the end fail. It is a story of love,deception, greed, and strength. The strength to not compromise and to live your life the way you think it should be lived not the way others tell you it should be lived. Ayn Rand's own philosophical views (Objectivism) is clearly present in the novel. This novel portays the majority of humanity as beings who wish to please and that have no ideals or thoughts of their own. The novel tells the story of two different men and their journey through their careers and their lives. Their two different philosphies and how they are connected even though they are complete opposites of each other. It shows how one man trys to take advantage of people and how the other refuses help or support from anyone. The novel is a classic. It should be read by anybody who wishes to develop their own way of living. Ayn Rand's masterpiece is a combination of a hard fought battle for one man and the story of the downfall of a man who at one point had a promising future. Any book that wants to call itself a modern classic has to measure up with Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. In the end the man who actually thinks for himself will end up the most successfull and the happiest.
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