Howard Roark

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Howard Roark is the fiercely individualistic and uncompromising architect protagonist of Ayn Rand’s novel and its 1949 film adaptation, embodying her philosophy of creative integrity and objectivism.

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
action dynamites altered Cortlandt Homes design in the novel ⓘ
appearsIn The Fountainhead ⓘ
appearsInFilm The Fountainhead (1949 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Fountainhead
appearsInMedium film ⓘ
novel ⓘ
associatedWithTheme artistic integrity ⓘ
creator vs second-hander ⓘ
individualism vs collectivism ⓘ
basedOn Ayn Rand’s ideal of the creative individual ⓘ
characterTrait creative ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ
independent ⓘ
individualistic ⓘ
uncompromising ⓘ
conflictsWith collectivist social pressures ⓘ
creator Ayn Rand ⓘ
designStyle modernist architecture ⓘ
education attended Stanton Institute of Technology (fictional) ⓘ
educationOutcome expelled from Stanton Institute of Technology ⓘ
embodiesPhilosophy Objectivism (proto-Objectivist ideas) ⓘ
linked to: Objectivism
firstAppearance The Fountainhead (novel, 1943) ⓘ
linked to: The Fountainhead
gender male ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Dominique Francon ⓘ
hasRivalryWith Peter Keating ⓘ
influences readers’ perception of Objectivist hero archetype ⓘ
knownFor architectural integrity ⓘ
courtroom speech defending creative freedom ⓘ
defense of individual rights ⓘ
refusal to conform to popular taste ⓘ
laterFounds own architectural practice ⓘ
legalOutcome acquitted in court ⓘ
literarySignificance prototypical Objectivist hero ⓘ
moralCode rational self-interest ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist of The Fountainhead ⓘ
nationality American (fictional) ⓘ
notableProject Cortlandt Homes (fictional housing project) ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
opposedBy Ellsworth Toohey ⓘ
portrayedBy Gary Cooper ⓘ
rejects classical architectural ornamentation ⓘ
setting New York City (fictionalized) ⓘ
symbolizes the ideal man in Ayn Rand’s philosophy ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century United States ⓘ
values creative freedom ⓘ
personal integrity ⓘ
worksAt Cameron’s office (Henry Cameron, architect) ⓘ

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The Fountainhead (1949 film) → character → Howard Roark ⓘ
subject linked to: The Fountainhead
Gail Wynand → relationshipWith → Howard Roark ⓘ
Gail Wynand → alliesWith → Howard Roark (temporarily) ⓘ
linked to: Howard Roark
Gail Wynand → ultimatelyOpposes → Howard Roark (through capitulation to public pressure) ⓘ
linked to: Howard Roark
Gary Cooper as Howard Roark → basedOn → Howard Roark ⓘ
Dominique Francon → loveInterest → Howard Roark ⓘ
Dominique Francon → inLoveWith → Howard Roark ⓘ
Ellsworth Toohey → antagonistOf → Howard Roark ⓘ