Fountainhead Blog 1

Question1:
Howard Roark was expelled from Stanton Institute of Technology for being different. Roark didn't want to follow tradition and be like a lot of the other students. He wanted to create his own path to architecture, and it got him expelled.
The Dean of Stanton Institute of Technology responded to Roark by saying he was just being rebellious, which was a lie. To him, Roark was not like the other students, Roark wanted to make a difference by not using the past architectural work. Some of the teachers saw great talent in Roark and the others thought the way the Dean did.

Question2:
I think that the difference Roark is trying to show is that the Dean lives in the past. Roark is living in the present and is not looking to the past for ideas. Roark can't seem to understance why the Dean would want to look backwards to move forward.
The principle behind the Dean is the fact that the Dean follows the past in order to move forward. However, Roard knows that if the Dean's theory of following the past is incorrect and is exposed then the Dean would not make sense. This means everything the Dean and teachers have said about using the past will be brought to light about being incorrect.

Question3:
Peter Keating is not a valedictorian based on architectural skill. Keating became valedictorian by taking ideals and work from the past. He basically cheated his way through school. He doesn't even deserved his honor.
Keating received high grades because he did what ever the teacher asked him to do. In my opinion he has very low moral character. If copying is his way of receiving valedictorian then he shouldn't have it.

Question4:
Francon is no different from Keating he has used past achitecture to make himself famous. Francon's success also comes from designing and building in big cities. Francon has many things in common with Keating. For one, they both graduated from the same institute and believe's in using other's work.
Although Francon and Keating are alike they are one hundred percent different from Roark. Roark believes in using his own creativity to be an architect. He doesn't use other's work from the historical time.

Question5:
In my opinion society is rejecting Cameron's work for the same reason they did Roark's work. Society doesn't like anyone who doesn't follow in the footsteps of using past work. Roark becomes employed with Cameron because he thinks individually like him.
Roark and Cameron share a number of qualities alike. They are both talented in architectural skill an they are independent designers and thinkers. Fundamentally they are different from Francon and Keating because they dont believe in using historical work. Francon and Keating believe that in order to be successful you must use the past and Roark and Cameron think the exact opposite.