Who liked the FountainHead?:)?

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Who liked the FountainHead?:)?

personally, i like the book..im still reading it, half way..
i like the meanings hidden in the context and so on. but there are some unrealistic things. for instance, Roark! great guy and all, he walks his own way, he does what he wants with his life..he decides his own future, and he's not dependent on anyone. but why does he have to go against so many things in order to prove his point. i don't think anyone in their right mind today would refuse a really good job proposal. some of his clients-to-be wanted just some small detail added to his building, but Roark just has to disagree.

i don't really like Dominique. she's a bit creepy thinking about all sorts of sexual fantasies. she's a little violent in my opinion.
anyway, i want to read all sorts of opinions for me to better understand this book, because i don't think i am getting it.
i am going to be a junior next year. maybe im not old enough to read it.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Roark goes against the popular way of thinking. He doesn't want to do things the way other people want him to because he sees that as selling himself short. The things people want added to his buildings are not what they like themselves, but what they think OTHERS will like. In other words, he believes his clients are out to impress their friends and the world rather than adding something that they themselves appreciate. The job he turned down was one that would leave no creative voice for Roark....they would tell him what to design and how to design it, so what's the point of having Roark do it? It would be someone else's vision. And though the position would have paid alot of money, I assume, he would have to become a corporate drone without an origional thought (he may even lose his job if he tried to have an origional idea). Unfortunately, I have seen this happen and heard many complaints from art students about this very thing.
Ayn Rand is trying to show her philosophy that if you don't stay true to your own self, style, dreams, you will never find contentment or happiness. By not bowing to what the masses want, Roark may be broke, but he can still sleep at night knowing he didn't sell out.