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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Essay on Book "The ]
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[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Fountainhead." ]
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[ ]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 07/94 # of Words:950 School:Public State:NY
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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The Fountainhead (#2)
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Philosophy demands literature that can abet the understanding of
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social views. Without reflective literature, man cannot begin to comprehend
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the essential messages behind philosophy. One such philosophy, objectivism,
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is represented exceptionally by the timeless novel, The Fountainhead.
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Through the use of compelling dialogue, Ayn Rand reveals her own feelings
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towards objectivism, and her thoughts towards conformity and independence.
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The interpretations and the implications of several of the quotes within
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The Fountainhead accurately depict the essence of objectivism and
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encourages the opposition of conventional standards through the embodiment
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of the uncompromising innovator "standing against the world."
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Society dictates that there will be those that follow and those that
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will lead the followers. Peter Keating is one that adheres to conformity; a
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man of little independent thought, a follower. Howard Roark, on the other
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hand, is a man aspiring to achieve a level of complete and utter
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independence from traditional principles. One telling passage occurs in a
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scene where Keating and Roark are discussing architecture.
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Keating: "How do you always manage to decide?"
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Roark: "How can you let others decide for you?"
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As two men on the extreme sides of conformity and independence, it is hard
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for Keating to understand how someone could be so sure of himself, whereas
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it is incomprehensible for Roark to believe that Keating could have so
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little self-assurance and such a lack of resolve regarding the decisions he
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chooses to make. In this regard, Howard Roark is greater than Peter
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Keating. Often times in world affairs, smaller nations adhere to a state of
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Finlandization; they buckle under the pressures of a larger nation because
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they lack the strength to strive for independent thought. Howard Roark, is
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a man who refuses to succumb to that greater entity and is able to think
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and judge for himself.
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Egotism is defined as an exaggerated sense of self importance. Often
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times, independence and conformity play a very large part in egotism.
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Whether a man is a conformist or non- conformist, he is affected to some
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degree by his own egotism. Is ego, then, harmful or beneficial to our
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growth and self- actualization? Katie, a somewhat ineffectual minor
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character had a very revealing discussion with her uncle, Ellsworth Toohey,
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regarding her unhappiness.
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Toohey: "If your first concern is for what you are or
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think or feel or have or haven't got---you're
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still a common egotist."
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Katie: "You mean, I must want to be unhappy?"
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Toohey: "No. You must stop wanting anything."
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Ellsworth Toohey, the humanitarian, is stating that when a person's first
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thoughts are about themself, than they are an egotist. Yet, to some degree,
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isn't everyone an egotist? If man does not care about himself, his
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feelings, or his possessions, and has just given up on the world, than what
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is that man? He is most likely be a Howard Roark. So, when Toohey advises
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his niece Katie to stop wanting anything, he is saying that to live a life
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of conceit is immoral, and that desire is a non-essential. What is
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essential to fulfillment, however, is dedication to and desire for
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commitment in our relationships and our life's work.
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Dominique: "Roark, I can accept anything, except what seems to be
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the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the
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in- between."
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In the American work force today, all too often there is a lack of
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concern for the quality of work accomplished. In our educational system,
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students often times only do enough to simply "get by." Dominique perceives
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people as lazy, and to her that is just unacceptable. To some degree Peter
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Keating is lazy because of his reluctance to broaden his architectural
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horizons and create; he simply copies the same design repeatedly with
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little variance. Dominique also makes a social statement by implying that
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society needs to reevaluate its work ethic and lack of care. She insinautes
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that while existing in a state of conformity, carelessness is often times
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overlooked as a problem. Roark takes this need for dedication one step
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further; he punctuates his life with not only devotion but also a maverick
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style that was all important to his feelings of self worth.
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Roark: "Independence is the only gauge of human virtue and value.
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What a man is and makes of himself-- not what he has or
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hasn't done for others."
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A man is defined by his actions. Peter Keating, for example, might be
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described as a good friend and an outstanding architect, but in reality he
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is a very shallow man. Never did he design any structures simply for the
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sake of self-enrichment. Howard Roark may be characterized as an eccentric
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introvert, yet at the same time he was able to surpass standards
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modernistic architecture never achieved, simply for the sake of creating,
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and innovating. Roark is most definately correct in saying that
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independence is the only gauge of human virtue and value. A conformist has
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low value because of his refusal to jump the bounds of submission; the
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conformist would never experiment for the sake of self- improvement. This
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would not be looked upon well by other.
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Conformity is governed by the laws of compromise, egotism,
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productivity, and value. A conformist must be willing to sacrifice his
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philosophies simply because it does not correspond with the attitude of the
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clique. Independence, on the other hand relies on only one thing: the
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performance of the individual. A conformist must be satisfied with the
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performance of the group. The independent individual has himself to blame
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when events turn for the worse, and he solely reeps the benifit of his own
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performance.
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