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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| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Fountainhead (1949 film)