At the end of Part II, Ellsworth Toohey confronts Howard Roark and says, “Mr. Roark, we’re alone here. Why don’t you tell me what you think of me?” To which Roark replies, “But I don’t think of you.” The theme of The Fountainhead is: individualism vs. collectivism in men’s soul; which could be compared to Ellsworth Toohey vs. Howard Roark. The hero, Howard Roark, is a unique architect. He struggles to succeed in life with the constant negativity from the public. Ellsworth Toohey is the villain in the novel and purpose in society is to make second-handers the forefront of society. Ellsworth Toohey represents collectivism. The book is reflects the conflict of those who has a mind of their own and those who allows others to dominate their lives. …show more content…
She does this to punish herself. He is an unprincipled man, which is what Dominique despises. “And I can’t live a life torn between that which exist- and you. It would mean to struggle against thinks and men who don’t deserve to be your opponents.” … “I don’t know which is greater strength: to accept all this for you-or to love you so much that the rest is beyond acceptance. I don’t know. I love you too much” (Rand 375). “I’ll give you my marriage to Peter Keating. I’ll refuse to permit myself happiness in their world. I’ll take suffering. That will be my answer to them, and my gift to you” (Rand 375). While still be in marriage with Peter, Toohey represents the sculpture of Dominique to Gail Wynand. Gail Wynand is a powerful entrepreneur, who grew up in the slums of Hell’s Kitchen, New York and owns his own newspaper. He owns an art gallery that contains great artwork but that he keeps private. Toohey goes to show Wynand this sculpture to try to bring Dominique and Wynand together. With Wynand making a trade with Peter, the project of Stoneridge for Dominique, Toohey’s wishes came true. Wynand and Dominique get married and Wynand ends up loving Dominique, Roark (vice versa), and Roark’s designs on buildings. Wynand is the kind of man that Roark opposes of. When Wynand’s newspaper, Banner, starts to crumble, Tooheys only objective is to take power over it and have control over everyone and