Ellsworth Toohey In Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead

Ellsworth Toohey is a complex character in Ayn Rand's novel "The Fountainhead." He is a newspaper critic who is a supporter of collectivism and who tries to manipulate public opinion to promote his ideals while being in the background. Toohey's explanation of his actions is that he wants to help people by promoting collectivism and destroying individualism. He claims that he wants to create a society where everyone is equal and has no competition. However, his true motivation is to gain power and control over others. He is a manipulative person who uses his position as a critic to destroy the careers of those who oppose him and to promote his agenda. Toohey’s character was made by Ayn Rand to portray the villainous to counteract with Howard Roark.

Toohey's actions throughout the novel demonstrate his true motivations. He uses his position as a newspaper critic to manipulate and try to

Toohey's explanation of his actions is a facade for his true motivation of gaining power and control over others. The author Ayn Rand does not agree with Toohey's assessment of his reason and portrays him as a villain who is willing to sacrifice the happiness and well-being of others to promote his agenda. Rand believes that individualism is a superior philosophy to collectivism and that Toohey's actions demonstrate the dangers of collectivism. Toohey's explanation of his actions is a facade for his true motivation of gaining power and control over others. The author Ayn Rand does not agree with Toohey's assessment of his reason and portrays him as a villain who is willing to sacrifice the happiness and well-being of others to promote his agenda. The novel "The Fountainhead" serves as a warning against the dangers of collectivism and the need to protect