Jules Fougler Character Analysis in The Fountainhead

Jules Fougler is the drama critic for the Banner, whom Toohey appoints. Fougler decides to praise Ike’s terrible play because a critic has no power over his readers if he praises only meritorious plays. He wants to exercise his power as a critic by persuading his readers that a terrible play is wonderful, and he succeeds in doing exactly that.

Jules Fougler Quotes in The Fountainhead

The The Fountainhead quotes below are all either spoken by Jules Fougler or refer to Jules Fougler . 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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