Gail Wynand Timeline and Summary

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Gail Wynand Timeline and Summary

  • Wynand develops a growing interest in Dominique Francon, encouraged by Ellsworth Toohey.
  • Toohey sells Wynand the nude statue of Dominique and he agrees to meet her.
  • Dominique basically propositions him on Keating's behalf, in order to get Keating a commission.
  • The two bond, and Wynand decides to marry her.
  • So he buys her away from Keating and they get hitched.
  • Wynand has trouble reconciling his lifestyle and his feelings for Dominique.
  • He hires Roark to design them a dream home, unaware of Roark and Dominique's relationship.
  • Wynand bonds with Roark.
  • During the Cortlandt debacle, Wynand defends Roark with his newspaper.
  • But Toohey arranges a strike and Wynand's paper nearly goes under.
  • Wynand finally caves to pressure and rehires Toohey. He also takes back his defense of Roark.
  • Dominique makes her affair with Roark public and Wynand covers it in his paper.
  • He also later divorces Dominique to set her free.
  • Wynand shuts down his paper in order to be a better person and to get Toohey out of the limelight, at least temporarily.
  • He hires Roark to build him a giant skyscraper, which Roark works on at the very end of the novel.