Howard Roark

Well we can say that he was the hero of FountainHead by Ayn Rand. But the way his character has been described will suggest that Howard Roark is not an individual. He represents objectivism in human form.
In early childhood he does a lot of jobs. From that time only he had decided to be an architect. It seems in novel. He was born to be an architect.
He represents his new ideals about buildings and he is fired from Stanton. He works with Henory Cameron with very low wages for the sake of his ideals and individualism. After Cameron retires he has to struggle again. He has to face a lot of people who want to make him compromise his work. But he never does so. In one project he is asked to make a very small change. That time he was near the end of his career. He refuses that time also. People say "How can you be so selfishness less. Your career might end if you refuse this job." He collects his drawings and says "This is the most selfish thing you have every seen in your life." He calls himself to be selfish. He says "No body has right to take a single minute of my life and work."
Well the most important thing I liked in his character was that he never felt worried or happy. He was fired from school. He didn't feel worried. He almost reached end of his career and worked on granite quarries. But still he didnt compromise.
He is sued in court but he just shows 10 paintings of Stoppard temple and says "defense rests".
In the end whole society is against him but still he is calm.
He wins against all. He believes in himself and his work. He believes his own integrity. And thats what we can learn from Roark.
I myself really like this Rand for creating such a great character.