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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| Howard Roark canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Howard Roark Context triple: [The Fountainhead (1949 film), character, Howard Roark]
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Jervis Langdon
Jervis Langdon was a wealthy 19th-century American coal businessman and abolitionist from Elmira, New York, best known as the father of Olivia Langdon Clemens, the wife of author Mark Twain.
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George B. Post
George B. Post was a prominent American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for pioneering skyscraper design and creating major civic and commercial landmarks.
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Thomas Ustick Walter
Thomas Ustick Walter was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for designing the cast-iron dome of the United States Capitol and helping shape the Greek Revival style in the United States.
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Timothy Flint
Timothy Flint was a 19th-century American clergyman, missionary, and author known for his influential writings on the Mississippi Valley and the American frontier.
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Henry Ives Cobb
Henry Ives Cobb was a prominent American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his influential work in Chicago and for designing major institutional and academic buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Howard Roark Target entity description: 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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A.
Jervis Langdon
Jervis Langdon was a wealthy 19th-century American coal businessman and abolitionist from Elmira, New York, best known as the father of Olivia Langdon Clemens, the wife of author Mark Twain.
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B.
George B. Post
George B. Post was a prominent American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for pioneering skyscraper design and creating major civic and commercial landmarks.
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C.
Thomas Ustick Walter
Thomas Ustick Walter was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for designing the cast-iron dome of the United States Capitol and helping shape the Greek Revival style in the United States.
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D.
Timothy Flint
Timothy Flint was a 19th-century American clergyman, missionary, and author known for his influential writings on the Mississippi Valley and the American frontier.
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E.
Henry Ives Cobb
Henry Ives Cobb was a prominent American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his influential work in Chicago and for designing major institutional and academic buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| action | dynamites altered Cortlandt Homes design in the novel ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Fountainhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | The Fountainhead (1949 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
artistic integrity
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creator vs second-hander ⓘ individualism vs collectivism ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ayn Rand’s ideal of the creative individual ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
creative
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idealistic ⓘ independent ⓘ individualistic ⓘ uncompromising ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | collectivist social pressures ⓘ |
| creator | Ayn Rand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| education | attended Stanton Institute of Technology (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationOutcome | expelled from Stanton Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodiesPhilosophy | Objectivism (proto-Objectivist ideas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Fountainhead (novel, 1943) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Dominique Francon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRivalryWith | Peter Keating NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | readers’ perception of Objectivist hero archetype ⓘ |
| knownFor |
architectural integrity
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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) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Ellsworth Toohey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejects | classical architectural ornamentation ⓘ |
| setting | New York City (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | the ideal man in Ayn Rand’s philosophy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century United States ⓘ |
| values |
creative freedom
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personal integrity ⓘ |
| worksAt | Cameron’s office (Henry Cameron, architect) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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