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Success By George Gladwell: Chapter Analysis
The theme of the novel is that success is determined by individual talent, hard work, opportunity, and luck. Gladwell tells many stories throughout his novel of characters that practiced thousands of hours, were born in the right place, time, religion, ethnicity or with the right family, and even just took a chance at the right time. The author wants the reader to realize that anyone can become successful if they are given the perfect opportunities. Each chapter in the book has its own little “theme” of sorts that explains one of the many possibilities that someone can become successful or
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