One of the main themes in the book is that young adults starting to learn how to be productive and to earn a living for themselves do not have to care or pay attention to the ideas, preferences and desires of the people that hire them to design, build and produce goods and services. I got the impression that Ayn Rand thinks you should only be working for people that allow you to make, build and do things based on your preferences and desires only and if people that are paying you to do it do not like it, you should quit and find someone that will hire you who does. Good luck with that! I realize that the “The Fountainhead” is fiction but, if young people reading it start thinking that this is the best way to try to earn a living and to be successful in your future years, they will more than likely be sorely disappointed. Having said this, if a young person really thinks that their ideas, designs and creations are the best and is what others prefer, instead of trying to work for someone and trying to get them to do things their way, they can start their own business and try to get others to invest in the business so they can hire the people they want to help grow the business the way they like. The same can be said about “The Fountainhead” as was said about “Atlas Shrugged”. ”There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.” - John Rogers. John Rogers is an American screenwriter. He is known as the creator of the television series Jacki Chan Adventures, Leverage (2008-2012; 2021-present as Leverage:Redemption on Freevee, The librarians (2014-2018), and The Player (2015).