The Ideal Man Defined in the Source Ayn Rand based her novel, The Source, on the projection of an ideal man. It is the representation of a moral ideal as an end in itself. He placed the "worship of man" above all and brought out the meaning of heroism in man. Man worshipers are those who see man's highest potential and strive to realize it. They are dedicated to the exaltation of man's self-esteem and the sacredness of his happiness on earth. The Source brought out the greatness of man - the ability, skill, integrity and honesty in man - as an ideal to be achieved. It is based on the idea of ​​romanticism, which means that it is "not concerned with things as they are but with things as they could be and should be". The Fountainhead is the story of an architect, Howard Roark, whose genius and integrity were as unyielding as granite, and of his desperate battle against society's conventional standards. It is a story of hatred and denunciation unleashed by society against a great innovator; of a man who has a great belief in himself; of a person who believes that man's first right on earth is the right of the ego and that man's first duty is duty to himself, a man who redefines selfishness. Selfish, in an absolute sense, is not the man who sacrifices others to himself. He is the man who is above the need to use others in any way. Roark doesn't work through others. She doesn't need other men. His primary goal is to achieve perfection. He is a man of uncompromising values ​​and integrity. To make her philosophy clearer, Ayn Rand simultaneously gave an account of people like Peter Keating and Ellsworth M. Toohey. Peter Keating - a man who cheats and lies but maintains a respectable facade. He knows he is dishonest, but others think he is honest and from this he gains self-respect. His goal in life is greatness, in the eyes of others. Other people dictated his beliefs that he did not hold, but he was satisfied that others believed he held them. Others were his main concern. He didn't want to be great but to be considered great. He borrowed from others to impress others.