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The Fountainhead

alities who are often leaders within a society. Critics of Rand's work often redicule her philosophy as unrealistic, liable to things that occurs in fairy tales. However, Ayn Rand believes differently. In using characters who are over achievers, she demonstrates the power of her philosophy and the potential of those followers who strive to attain goals with the best of their abilities. Symbolically, her characters represent the highest potential that exist within each individual.Green is a significant color that maintains two polarities. To many, this color glorify the shear power of money and to others it resembles the pale sickness that originate from greed. In fact, there is a coralation between these ‘ similar opposites'. According to the mechanics of time, one event leads to another in a chronological order. The old phrase, ‘There no smoke without the fire,' holds true when associated with money and greed. It may seem trivial that Ayn Rand promotes such a character within her novel, honoring greatness, then include in the package, a terrible flaw. Ayn Rand mocks the world for its imperfection when she introduce the character of Gail Wynand, a rugged newspaper tycoon who owns every thing within his reach, but lacks the possession of his own soul. She artistically accept her own imperfection in permiting this foul experiment to take place.Wynand's accomplishments are radical, unchallenge by any other character in the novel. His power is very concrete and true to life, but only to the extent that public permits. The readers of his newspaper pretends to fear him while he play the role of the dictator who deny his dictatorship. The situation unveil a continuous loop of lies and deciet.The Tycoon's reign is the result of power he attain from shear wealth. Such power comes with a price and he paid for by selling his soul to the public. On the contrary to the purpose of a newspaper as an expression medium, the...

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