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The Meaning of The Fountainhead Through Quotes
Literature is often a key factor in understanding the meanings of certain philosophies. If philosophy were not explained to great extent in certain works of literature, man would have no means of understanding the crucial, insightful messages behind philosophy. One such philosophy, objectivism, is represented exceptionally in Ayn Rand's novel, The Fountainhead. The compelling dialogue between the characters of the book allows one to uncover Ayn Rand's own feelings towards objectivism. The connotations and the implications of several of the quotes within The Fountainhead accurately depict the essence of objectivism, as a way to live one's life properly. They also encourage the opposition of convention through the telling of events that the novels main character, Howard Roark, goes through.
Howard Roark is a man who blazes his own path and listens only to himself. He feels success comes to those who achieve complete and utter......

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