misusage along with daily use has worn off the intended meaning, and only those who seriously seek it will find it and be able to truly use it. This statement also expresses Roark’s individualism as well. It is his way of saying that there is generally no man, who doesn’t know what he is in essence. He would theoretically wish to see people mentally try and find knowledge about themselves, in Roark’s opinion this would be more valuable than any other information that could be possibly known. Thinking of the book itself the reader would find the relationship with Roark and Dominique to be quite an unusual one, for example. In Roark’s eyes though, it would make perfect sense. Dominique must truly mean and understand the phrase, “I love you,” in order to say it to Roark. In this situation a man like him would never accept anything less than perfection because it would be at the cost of his time spent with her. C. Once again the reader sees Keating’s problem with choosing, again along with his other flaws in this quote. He wishes never to be against the majority, but always approved of by people who have no real importance at all in his life. By being this spineless he will never stand up for himself and always will give in to the crowd because he needs their support in order to even take a stand. Keating represents the general public in this novel, beings that can communicate other people’s thoughts, thinking that they are their own. Through Keating’s eyes of the public, Roark does stand alone against the rest of the world, which makes him an enemy for no particular reason to men like Peter. Roark doesn’t move with the crowd because he doesn’t think it is the correct choice. Instead, he walks away from it and goes down the path he thinks is the correct one. Peter Keating will keep following the crowd though, even if it leads him to his downfall. D. By ...
