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[3] [4] The character of Howard Roark, the protagonist of The Fountainhead, was the first instance where she believed she had achieved this. [5] Roark embodies Rand's egoistic moral ideals, [6] especially the virtues of independence [7] and integrity. [8] The character of Roark was at least partly inspired by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
The Randian hero is a ubiquitous figure in the fiction of 20th-century novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, most famously in the figures of The Fountainhead ' s Howard Roark and Atlas Shrugged ' s John Galt. Rand's self-declared purpose in writing fiction was to project an "ideal man"—a man who perseveres to achieve his values, and only his values.
Howard Roark is an individualistic architect who follows his own artistic path in the face of public conformity. Ellsworth Toohey, the architecture critic for The Banner newspaper, opposes Roark's individualism and volunteers to lead a print crusade against him. Wealthy and influential publishing magnate Gail Wynand pays little attention ...
The Fountainhead is a play written in 2014 by Belgian theatre director Ivo van Hove.It is an adaptation of the 1943 novel of the same name by American author Ayn Rand.The story focuses on Howard Roark, an individualistic architect who designs modernist buildings and refuses to compromise with an architectural establishment unwilling to accept innovation.
Howard Roark, the protagonist of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead; Roark family, a fictional dynasty in Frank Miller's graphic novel series Sin City. Roark Junior, the primary villain of That Yellow Bastard; Ted Roark, a character on Chuck; Roark (Pokémon), the Gym Leader of the Oreburgh Gym in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Character type Description Examples Zanni: Servant characters in commedia dell'arte. Zanni was of two distinct types: one is an astute, cunning servant and the other is a silly, stupid servant. They were called First Zanni and Second Zanni. Mezzetino and Brighella are examples of the First Zanni; Arlecchino and Pulcinella are examples of the ...
Howard Wolowitz, a fictional character on the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory, portrayed by actor Simon Helberg. Howard the Duck, a comic book character; Howard Link, a "Crow" and Inspector for the Black Order in the anime/manga D. Gray Man; Howard Marner, a fictional character from Short Circuit
The first story to feature Bran as a king and describes him as a direct descendant of another Howard character, Brule the Spear-Slayer, companion of the Atlantean King Kull. Bran is fighting against the Romans and Gonar, a wizard, summons up the millenia-dead King Kull to assist him. The two are compared and contrasted throughout the story.