4.1.08

Fountainhead P. 418-466

Dominique and Keating begin to understand one another, and Keating begins to understand, in an instant, that Dominique is understood by Peter Keating, and understands that she is just showing the people around them how they are all void of ideas by simply agreeing with them. This understanding brings them closer, but is shattered in an instant by the arrival of Ellsworth, who informs Keating that he may be able to gain the large commission of Stoneridge from Wayward in exchange for letting Dominique go away with him for a week on his yacht.
Wayward does not seem to follow his usual routine with Dominique, but seems to fall in love with her. He even states outright to her, “I love you” (Rand, 448). Keating accepts a bribe of the Stoneridge commission, and then $250,000 from Wayward in exchange for divorcing Dominique. After a brief moment of rejecting the offer, Keating greedily accepts it.
Roark just slips by doing little jobs here and there. It seems to be that he’s hit a low in his career after the Stoddard Temple incident. He only shows up when Dominique finds him as he is redoing a house and she tells him of her marrying Wayward. This news actually triggers a physical response of shock and horror from Roark, even if for only a moment.

2 comments:

Danielle A3 said...

I am extremely confused by this blog, espcially the whole "understanding" part at the beginning. Still, it seems as if all of the characters would like to be like Roark because Dominique "is just showing the people around them how they are all void of ideas by simply agreeing with them", but at the same time they are still dragged in by materialistic things. For example, Wayword's deal that Keating accepts.

Ms. Foley said...

Dom--

Watch out for the summary trap! A lot of your postings rely on it. Make sure to include original positions and ideas. Secondary material? Consider it.