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| | 2 | 2/5/2010 7:40 PM |  | Rand's "Ideal Man" Roark is Rand's ideal human being (hence why he is the character chosen to give a 6 page speech about her philosophy objectivism). Although it is indeed admirable how he is a complete individual who never compromises himself, he does commit a rather Toohey-esque crime with his love of Dominique. Isn't having feelings for another person who has feelings for you rather selfless? (albeit not the awful, manipulative selflessness Toohey preaches).
Also, I do not understand why Roark ruined his friendship with Wynand, the one man "whose meeting could never be repeated" in his life. Yes, Wynand is ultimately a disappointment, but I don't think he deserved the fate he got. Why would Roark and Dominique hurt him that much when they both more than marginally liked him? I didn;t think Roark was selfish to that extent, or rather in that way. | |
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| | 3 | 1/10/2010 12:52 AM | | Dominique I really do adore the character of Dominique; she is one of the most interesting female literary characters I've ever encountered! When at first intorduced, she seemed cold and bored, but she has so much more going on internally. *spoiler* When Roark raped her, i immediately began to compare her to Sybil from "Invisible Man", but she is so much stronger than Sybil ever was.
Her quest to continually punish herself and the people she loves the most is fascinating, especially in the light that it will inevitably fail. And even though I would love for her and Roark to get married, her moments of weakness do cause me to flinch a little. She is not the type of woman to pick up a scrap piece of newspaper as a momento of meeting her lover, and thankfully Roark knows that. | |
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