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A 4 page paper which examines how the chapter, inspired by Ayn Rand's Objectivist novel, "The Fountainhead," defines Howard Roark as selfish because he refuses to budge or sell his soul while Peter Keating is selfless because he was willing to do anything to sell out anyone. No sources are used.
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The book, which features as its protagonist a star basketball player nicknamed Swoop (in reference to his prowess on the court) who promises a national title to the citizens of
Hoppo Valley, for whom basketball has become an obsession second only to Christianity. It would appear as if Swoop is a hero in the classical Greek sense of the
term but as the novel progresses, it becomes an attempt to determine what exactly constitutes a hero. As Chapter 3 on The Fountainhead (a reference to the classic novel
written by Objectivist philosopher Ayn Rand) indicates, the way in which a person defines heroism depends on the preference between being selfish and selfless. Howard Roark is a completely uncompromising
individual who never gives an inch. He makes it abundantly clear that he is not for sale and refuses to budge. Roark is a man who is supremely
self-confident in his abilities. Whenever there was any hint or suggestion that his course or vision must be altered in some way, he would walk. As he saw
it, that would be an abandonment of the principles that cemented his moral groundwork. Roark would be accused of being selfless because he elects to live in virtual obscurity
if it means selling out instead of embracing the recognition a man of his talent deserves. However, in his mind, he is the ultimate selfish individual because he is
putting himself first before the needs of others. He must remain true to himself - first, foremost and always - and is willing to accept whatever the consequences might
be without complaint. Peter Keating was never quite up to Roarks rock-solid standards, but that hardly means his efforts were unsuccessful. Keating was not the creative visionary Roark was
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