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Plot. Ayn Rand in 1943. In early 1922, Howard Roark is expelled from the architecture department of the Stanton Institute of Technology because he has not adhered to the school's preference for historical convention in building design. Roark goes to New York City and gets a job with Henry Cameron.
Unconventional and arrogant architect Howard Roark (Gary Cooper) sees himself as misunderstood, having been openly criticized by writer Ellsworth Toohey (Robert Douglas).
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Dive deep into Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion
20 kwi 2015 · In the last scene of the novel we follow Dominique as she visits the construction site of Howard Roark's new skyscraper. Roark is now her husband (the male and female leads have fittingly gotten married), and the building is the skyscraper to end all skyscrapers. It is the best skyscraper ever.
10 sty 2020 · The Plot. Howard Roark (Gary Cooper) is an idealistic architecture student in New York City, expelled from school for refusing to follow the architectural trends of the day. As Roark’s professor vehemently asks before kicking him out of school, “Do you want to stand alone against the whole world?!” A bit of foreshadowing maybe?
The Fountainhead Summary. Back. More. How It All Goes Down. Back in the 1920s, two dudes—Peter Keating and Howard Roark—finish architecture school and embark on their careers. Peter Keating graduates with top honors and goes to work for a hotshot firm in New York, headed by a dude named Guy Francon (best name ever, in our not-so-humble-opinions).
