Ike Character Analysis in The Fountainhead

A member of the Council of American Writers, Ike writes a play that all his fellow writers agree is terrible. Titled No Skin Off Your Nose, the play nevertheless becomes a huge hit because it gets many positive reviews. Dominique insists that she and Wynand go watch it. They see that the play is so bad that the audience is perplexed by it, and yet no one is willing to say it is terrible, because the reviews have praised it. Dominique blames the Banner for popularizing trash like this play.

Ike Quotes in The Fountainhead

The The Fountainhead quotes below are all either spoken by Ike or refer to Ike . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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“What achievement is there for a critic in praising a good play? None whatever. The critic is then nothing but a kind of glorified messenger boy between author and public. […] I’m sick of it. I have a right to wish to impress my own personality upon people. Otherwise, I shall become frustrated—and I do not believe in frustration. But if a critic is able to put over a perfectly worthless play—ah, you do perceive the difference!”

Related Characters: Jules Fougler (speaker), Ellsworth Toohey, Ike

Related Symbols: Crowds and Groups

Page Number and Citation: 469

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