Ambition In Ed Kleiman's North End Faust

Balancing our personal lives with our work lives continues to be an issue that everyone faces on a day to day basis. We often struggle to find the equilibrium between the two main aspects of our lives. Finding this equity creates plenty of work, and, as a result, many get lost between their two worlds. When an individual struggles with their own ambition and tries to balance this with self and others, they often get lost and as a result create conflicts between their personal and academic lives, as shown in Ed Kleiman's short story North End Faust. This story depicts a man, Alex, who struggles to balance his ambition with his personal life and, as a result, grows overly fond of isolation, even though he knows the damage it can cause.

Alex is a passionate man, as he has devoted a great deal of his time to his work, the effects of isolation on a
In the past, I have become disconnected from my personal life because of goals that I have set for myself. For the last year, I had to balance schooling, work and sports. My life quickly went away, as I become lost in trying to balance all three with my personal life. I was unable to properly maintain any of the four, as I was trying too hard to balance them all at once. I finally decided it was time to release myself from this never ending cycle, and quit my soccer team, along with reducing my hours at work. My ambition to succeed was quickly becoming the cause of my failure.

Ambitious people can easily become lost when trying to balance their lifestyles. Whether it’s the loss or change of personality, or a loss of time, the effects can be very damaging to both our personal lives and social lives. Alex became distant from his wife and kids, and began growing fond of isolation, which only added to his struggles. I personally, lost time and energy. If ambitious people try to balance their social and academic lives, they will become