Yes, at least for a time. In general it's quite rare for a book to end with the protagonist failing, but in The Fountainhead, IIRC, the protagonist spends an ex

Yes, at least for a time. In general it's quite rare for a book to end with the protagonist failing, but in The Fountainhead, IIRC, the protagonist spends an extended period of time doing manual labor rather than architecture because he cannot practice it freely.