 The PROPEL™ Ayn Rand Meetup® groups will discuss these Objectivist Inquiry™ questions for The Fountainhead Part One by Ayn Rand:
Identification Questions
Characterize Peter Keating.
Characterize Howard Roark.
Describe how Keating relates to his mother.
Describe how Keating relates to Catherine Halsey.
Describe how Keating relates to Howard Roark.
Describe how Keating relates to Dominique Francon.
Describe how Keating relates to others in general.
Why does Keating appear so successful while Roark appears so struggling by the end of Part One?
Evaluation Questions
Did you agree with Roark's stubborn refusal to compromise any aspect of his architectural method, even if it meant turning to day labor to survive?
Keating played the gambit in office politics of removing human obstacles to his career advancement. Do you consider his actions immoral even though they appeared to serve his long range self interest?
Keating decided to make the apparently prudent decision to postpone his marriage to Catherine Halsey so that he could cement his career at the Guy Francon firm. Do you support or condemn this decision?
In what ways did this novel influence your values?
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