The Fountainhead, Directed By Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead novel, movie by Ayn Rand, she represents her concerns with the rights of the individual over the demands of society and expounds her belief that genius entitles the superior man to ignore moral and ethical restrictions. However, the fountainhead takes place in the United States, mostly in New York city during the 1920s and 1930s, it describes the lives of two classmates Peter Keating and Howard Roark. Howard Roark who is a fiercely independent innovative architect struggling in his effort to achieve success on his own ways. As the movie starts, the 21 year old Roark is expelled from the Stanton Institute of Technology for disobedience. Whereas Peter Keating who graduated with honors from Stanton Institute of Technology
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Later on, Roark receives a letter to design a building for a prominent New York businessman, Dominique goes back to New York as well and discovers Roark’s real identity. In addition, Ellsworth Toohey, is an architectural critic and socialist.He tries to prevent men from being successful. Toohey sees Roark as a great threat and tries to destroy him therefore he tries convincing a businessman named Hopton Stoddard a weak minded mad to hire Roark as the designer for a temple dedicated to the human spirit, then encouragesthe businessman to sue Roark once the building is completed. At Roark’s trial, every architect in New York testifies that Roark’s style is unorthodox and illegitimate. Stoddard wins the case and Roark loses his business again. To punish herself for desiring Roark, Dominique marries Peter Keating. Moreover, Gail Wynand, a great publisher, who has made his fortune by printing newspapers that say exactly what the public wants to hear. Wynand meets Dominique and falls in love with her, so he buys her from Keating by offering him money and a prestigious contract in exchange for his wife. However, Peter Keating goes to Roark to ask him for help with the Cortlandt Homes, a public housing project. The idea of economical housing fascinates Roark, therefore he agrees to design the project and let Keating take the credit on one condition that no one makes a single alteration to his
Later on, Roark receives a letter to design a building for a prominent New York businessman, Dominique goes back to New York as well and discovers Roark’s real identity. In addition, Ellsworth Toohey, is an architectural critic and socialist.He tries to prevent men from being successful. Toohey sees Roark as a great threat and tries to destroy him therefore he tries convincing a businessman named Hopton Stoddard a weak minded mad to hire Roark as the designer for a temple dedicated to the human spirit, then encouragesthe businessman to sue Roark once the building is completed. At Roark’s trial, every architect in New York testifies that Roark’s style is unorthodox and illegitimate. Stoddard wins the case and Roark loses his business again. To punish herself for desiring Roark, Dominique marries Peter Keating. Moreover, Gail Wynand, a great publisher, who has made his fortune by printing newspapers that say exactly what the public wants to hear. Wynand meets Dominique and falls in love with her, so he buys her from Keating by offering him money and a prestigious contract in exchange for his wife. However, Peter Keating goes to Roark to ask him for help with the Cortlandt Homes, a public housing project. The idea of economical housing fascinates Roark, therefore he agrees to design the project and let Keating take the credit on one condition that no one makes a single alteration to his