Howard Roark, the protagonist of the classic novel “The Fountainhead”, embodies the perfect man that according to the author Ayn Rand the world was missing. Howard Roark is a self-created, independently thinking man who has under no circumstances bowed to the demands of society. Dominique Francon believes that the world is based on collectivization, where altruistic minds are lauded as the most attractive trait, which often leaves independent, self-sufficient people like Roark without a paycheck. Francon believes that Roark is a creator in the purest sense, he has never let the demands of society and the pressures of speculators influence his beliefs. Dominique's love for Howard, but hatred for the world, is what drives her to destroy it. Dominique believes that the kind of power she and Howard possess is vital to society, and by withholding it, she is depriving the world of what it needs to survive. Dominique Francon fights not only to destroy Roark, but also to rid the world of all that is. beautiful and unique. Francon believes that society will corrupt and eradicate everything that individualistic minds, like Roark, struggle to produce. Dominique's love for Howard is not enough to quell her fear that society will force Howard to conform to their mistaken beliefs. Society continually praises mediocrity while ignoring true talent and creativity. Howard and Dominique share a myriad of qualities exhibited in the novel, however, Roark has a quality that Dominique herself lacks. Howard does not allow society to dictate his actions, rather than accepting the society around him, Roark attempts to alter the mind and collectivist worldview. Building after building, Roark strives to transform t...... middle of paper ......ce's ideology on your terms" (375) This shows that successfully fighting on Roark's behalf would mean resorting to tactics he despises and Dominique cannot allow himself to be deterred by the voices of people who tear him down or ask him to conform to his surroundings or fame; architecture was for him a way of expressing himself, a soul burning for self-discovery and independence Dominique sees his artistic freedom as his downfall and for this reason aims to destroy him and all his creations before society suppresses him. Dominique loves Roark, but cannot give in to her feelings of desire, she knows that enjoying anything in life means giving up a part of herself to the evil and corrupt people who control the minds of the general public...