dominique francon

Characters

Howard Roark

Rands stated goal in writing fiction was to portray her vision of an ideal man. The character of Howard Roark, the protagonist of The Fountainhead, was the first instance where she believed she had achieved this. Roark embodies Rands egoistic ...
Peter Keating

In contrast to the individualistic Roark, Peter Keating is a conformist who bases his choices on what others want. Introduced to the reader as Roarks classmate in architecture school, two years ahead of him, Keating does not really want to be an arc...
Ellsworth Toohey

Ellsworth Monkton Toohey is Roarks antagonist. He is Rands personification of evil—the most active and self-aware villain in any of her novels. Toohey is a socialist, and represents the spirit of collectivism more generally. He styles himself ...
Dominique Francon

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