I think the Fountainhead is a shitty book and Ayn Rand’s egocentric philosophy is abhorrent. But I nevertheless support Rand-inspired libertarians and their ilk (reluctantly) because I think Marxism, socialism and wokeism are worse evils. I’m sorry, but the left worldwide has lost credibility with their arrogance and intolerance.
I can cite many many passages to show that Dominique desperately wanted Roark to take her. I mean, she deliberately scratched the marble in her bedroom to find an excuse to have him come there to fix it!
Then after the sex act, she would not take a bath because she wanted to keep the traces of him and his act!
For the rest of the novel, everything she does is ( mistakenly) designed to protect him.
Finally, she marries him.
But here’s the direct answer to the intent of your query: If it had been rape, he would be a criminal and no fan of hers would admire him in the slightest. Rape is a severe crime which should be given a LONG prison term.
Because that's literally the point of the book. Howard Roark is such an individualist that even the bodily integrity of others does not matter to him or to the lens of the book.
Yes, she did it willingly, but playing her role of a female asking to be seduced and sexually taken by a strong masculine counterpart. In the context of the novel, Dominique was clearly asking for exactly that.
A sexual encounter such as the one described is extremely dramatic, and Ayn Rand was particularly careful to present it in a way that shocked the reader while at the same time justifying the conduct of the characters based on their personalities. Of course, after the supposed “rape”, Dominique did not call the police, but fell in love with Roark for the rest of the novel. That is the proof that she wanted him.
Then after the sex act, she would not take a bath because she wanted to keep the traces of him and his act!
For the rest of the novel, everything she does is ( mistakenly) designed to protect him.
Finally, she marries him.
But here’s the direct answer to the intent of your query: If it had been rape, he would be a criminal and no fan of hers would admire him in the slightest. Rape is a severe crime which should be given a LONG prison term.
A sexual encounter such as the one described is extremely dramatic, and Ayn Rand was particularly careful to present it in a way that shocked the reader while at the same time justifying the conduct of the characters based on their personalities. Of course, after the supposed “rape”, Dominique did not call the police, but fell in love with Roark for the rest of the novel. That is the proof that she wanted him.
That's what it is. Please don't tell me Dominique did it willingly the first time.