When it comes to ambition, many people know that the feeling of determination is what drives you to accomplish a goal. However, having too much ambition can be dangerous to not only the people around you, but also yourself. Goals are things that are meant to be slowly reached for, you have to sacrifice your time and make wise decisions. Nonetheless, you do not know what might or is fated to happen if you are too ambitious. Indeed, there are many different risks, but also a balanced number of advantages. Not knowing the potential risks to ambition can cause a completely different outlook on your future, especially if you make the wrong decisions that put you on a dark path. In the book, “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe, the main character, Okonkwo, witnesses many failures from his father as he was growing up. His father was in deep debt and was extremely lazy. Okonkwo saw this then grew ambitious to become better than his father ever was. He became a family provider, a noble warrior, and a clansman. But as he was on the path to a better life, he starts making unwise decisions. Still holding the fear of becoming his father, Okonkwo suffered a worse fate than his father ever did ― suicide. In many situations, having a strong desire to achieve …show more content…
Victor, possibly the most ambitious in this book, starts off with a burning desire to learn. When he had sufficient learning, Victor made it a goal to create a creature. The monster’s ambition was acceptance ― he wanted to be accepted by everyone. Lastly, Robert Walton’s goal was to make a suicide mission to the North Pole. All of these characters eventually all come face to face in the end. Sadly, no one got their happy ending. Robert has learned his limits, Victor ends up dying, and the Monster becomes lonely all over again. Different types of ambition causes different types of