The Personal Significance of the Novel

1.)		High school and college students often struggle with questions of personal identity, career choice, parental and peer pressure. Students can discuss and/or write on the question of what The Fountainhead's message of independence means to them personally.
2.)		Just as Roark's accomplishment at Monadnock Valley gave to the boy who had always wanted to write music the courage to face a lifetime, so Ayn Rand's achievement in The Fountainhead has changed many persons' lives. Discuss the inspiration that can be derived from the sight of a heroic achievement.