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===Gail Wynand=== Gail Wynand is a wealthy newspaper mogul who rose from a destitute childhood in the [[ghetto]]es of New York ([[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]]) to control much of the city's print media. While Wynand shares many of the character qualities of Roark, his success is dependent upon his ability to pander to public opinion. Rand presents this as a [[tragic flaw]] that eventually leads to his downfall. In her journals Rand described Wynand as "the man who could have been" a heroic individualist, contrasting him to Roark, "the man who can be and is".<ref name="Burns44">{{harvnb|Burns|2009|pp=44β45}}</ref><ref name="Heller117">{{harvnb|Heller|2009|pp=117β118}}</ref> Some elements of Wynand's character were inspired by real-life newspaper tycoon [[William Randolph Hearst]],<ref name="Burns44"/><ref name="Johnson44">{{harvnb|Johnson|2005|pp=44β45}}</ref><ref name="Berliner57">Berliner, Michael S. "Howard Roark and Frank Lloyd Wright". In {{harvnb|Mayhew|2006|p=57}}</ref> including Hearst's [[yellow journalism]] and mixed success in attempts to gain political influence.<ref name="Burns44"/> Wynand ultimately fails in his attempts to wield power, losing his newspaper, his wife (Dominique), and his friendship with Roark.<ref>{{harvnb|Gladstein|1999|pp=52β53}}</ref> The character has been interpreted as a representation of the [[master morality]] described by philosopher [[Friedrich Nietzsche]];<ref>{{harvnb|Hicks|2009|p=267}}</ref> his tragic nature illustrates Rand's rejection of [[Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche's philosophy]].<ref name="Heller117"/><ref>{{harvnb|Gotthelf|2000|p=14}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Merrill|1991|pp=47β50}}</ref> In Rand's view, a person like Wynand, who seeks power over others, is as much a "second-hander" as a conformist such as Keating.<ref>Smith, Tara. "Unborrowed Vision: Independence and Egoism in ''The Fountainhead''". In {{harvnb|Mayhew|2006|pp=291β293}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Baker|1987|pp=102β103}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Den Uyl|1999|pp=58β59}}</ref>
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