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Success And Moral Integrity In The Fountainhead By Ayn Rand

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The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand serves to contradict the conventional idea that practical success and moral integrity are dichotomous. This warped view stems from the hypocritical standards society projects to the people. While moral integrity is said to be one of the most important characteristics of a person, it will not serve to advance a person in life. In a similar way success can only be achieved by relinquishing one's ethics. These contradicting notions suggest that to be moral is right and to be successful is good, but one cannot exist with the other, they are mutually exclusive. It seems inconceivable then to retain both, but Rand disputes that notion through examples in her book, the characters. She demonstrates through her characters
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