Cameron And Roark Quotes

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Fountainhead Essay Ayn Rand has many insightful and interesting views on the business world and the way that people feel about people who love their work. Many of these views expressed in the scene involving Cameron and Roark. It is obvious that Cameron desperately wants Roark to pursue his passion for architecture while working under his own supervision, yet he also discourages Roark for many reasons. One example of why Cameron discourages Roark is because of his own past experience with being hurt by devoting himself completely to his work. Another example of Cameron’s reasoning is that he does not want to get his hopes up about having a new protégé, who is equally talented at the work he does, to employ and mentor. Ayn Rand clearly illustrates through Cameron the hardships that passionate men must go through, and through Roark, she illustrates the fearless determination and persistence of these men. Cameron is a man who gave his life to architecture and ultimately gained…show more content…
The sympathy Cameron feels for Roark is one shared with men cut from the same cloth. Cameron would hate to see another man’s life be destroyed in the same way that he destroyed his own. Even more so he would despise himself if he were the one responsible for it. Cameron is also a broken man, and to believe that he might have a second chance through Roark gives him hope, but he does not want the opportunity taken away from him, this would be devastating. Cameron and Roark are Rand’s way of illustrating that the passion felt in men such as these can be essential, but also an immense handicap. It would seem wise for one to study these two men, and analyze their treatment and actions, for it gives a more insightful outlook on the working world that one may never see until they are destroyed by
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