Claude Stengel Character Analysis in The Fountainhead

Stengel is the head of design at Francon & Heyer when Keating joins the firm. Keating wants his job, but Stengel is immune to Keating’s attempts at friendship. So Keating arranges for Stengel to get a commission from Mrs. Dunlop by telling her that Stengel—and not Francon—is the real talent at the firm. Stengel leaves to start his own firm, and his position is now open for Keating to claim. Before he leaves, Stengel tells Keating that he is a “worse bastard” than he’d suspected.

Claude Stengel Character Timeline in The Fountainhead

The timeline below shows where the character Claude Stengel appears in The Fountainhead. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...and that most of the work in the firm is done by a designer named Stengel. When Keating meets Francon, he finds him hungover and uninterested in design. Keating suggests more... (full context)

...at the firm, Keating sets his sights on the job of the chief designer, Claude Stengel. Unfortunately for Keating, Stengel is immune to Keating’s charms, and he has to come up... (full context)

...he can work is to tell himself that he can do it if others like Stengel and Francon could. He copies Classic photographs of houses but is unsure of the end... (full context)