1) Dominique begins to write about Roark’s buildings in her column. She words them in such a way as to give the appearance of criticism while actually offering extravagant praise. Why does she hope that Roark’s buildings will be destroyed in a future air raid? What is her view of human society, and of the possibility of great men succeeding in it?
2) Roark hires Mallory to do the sculpture for the Temple, but Mallory, despite his youth, is already bitter and disillusioned. What is the cause of Mallory’s nascent cynicism? What does Roark do that helps Mallory overcome his disillusionment? Are there similarities between Mallory’s early career and the life of Henry Cameron?
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1. Dominique hopes that Roark's building will be destroyed so no people will ever set foot in it and ruin it with their belongings. After time, the house would become dirty and she thinks it's too perfect and it would be horrible. Readers of her coulumn think that she means that she doesn't approve of the building and she doesn't think it should exist. However, she means that the building is too perfect for any human to live in. She helps Roark by keeping his name in the media so he's not forgotten by the people. She doesn't like many people. She has trouble pretending to like people such as Toohey and Keating. Dominique is in love with Roark and his work, but she hides it by pretending to like the people she hates. She's indifferent towards everyone.
2.Mallory thinks people don't see him for who he is. People don't want to know what he thinks, and people just like him for the wrong reasons. Roark shows Mallory his sketches and Mallory realizes that Roark is just like him. They both like unconventional ways to design and express themselves. Both of them just want to be heard. They want people to appreciate their work, but more importantly, they just want to express themselves freely. Mallory, like Henry Cameron is indifferent and cynical. He refuses to do the work people want him to do, but instead he does what he wants. He's innovative and unconventional, which many people don't like. However, a few people understand and revere his work.
Dominique does not believe that any human being is worthy of stepping foot into Roarks building because of how marvelous it is. She believes that if anyone were to enter into it, it would eventually be ruined by everyone that came into it. And it would no longer be its miraculous self.
The readers of Dominiques column think her opinion of the building is that she wants it destroyed because of how she speaks of it. What the people do not see is that she does not think people in general even deserve the honor of being in it.
She really isn't the "people person." She doesn't like most of them (people). But when she stumbles upon Roark she knows she could fall in love with him. She tries to stop herself from seeing him but can't help it. In order to hide her true feelings of the surrounding people she treats them the opposite of how she really feels, by showing her likes of those she dislikes.
Ex.s Dominiques associates think she is in love with Keating, but she refuses to talk to him. She is in love with Roark but says she wants to try destroy him.
2. Mallory doesn't think people understand him, nor care to; at least for the same reasons he wants them to. When Mallory reaches the understanding that he and Roark are oddly similar he is overcome with relief that there actually is someone in the world who could understand why he is the way he is. Roark puts his trust in Mallory just by asking him to do a statue of the "Human spirit."
Both he and Cameron are free spirited and do what they want. They won't settle for the things other people want if they don't think it's right or just simply isn't good enough. They refuse to be limited by the same bonds of everyone else in the world and are shocked when someone who can understand them comes along.
1.) She hopes that his buildings will be destroyed because his buildings are too wonderful for others to see, in essence to judge. This is one way she protects her 'Roark.' Personally, I think she views the human race like one would view an ant, it's small, seemingly insignificant, but it is a hard worker and contributes much to his colony-his strength, and personal labor. I think she makes a mockery of great men thus praising them at the same time. She has difficulty praising anyone or admiring anyone in particular, and this is due to the fact that she only takes to a handful of people and is extremely subtle about her true feelings and intentions. Just like the most complicated men in this book-she is the most complicated woman, a chameleon-unique amonth the other chameleon. A model of feminism-or girl power...
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