with a woman, who was “such a slovenly woman”, and so they never cared to visit Vincent anymore or have any association with him any longer. Even as an artist, van Gogh could not even get along with other artists let alone society as a whole: “ Vincent and I simply cannot live together in peace, in consequence of incompatibility of temper, and he as well as I, we need quiet for our work.”(73). This quote was from a letter from Gauguin who lived with Vincent for some time in Arles. He stayed with Vincent for a while so that they would inspire each other in their art works, but it turned out that they irritated each other more than inspired each other. Gauguin expressed that they simply could not live together in peace, and expressed his need to distance himself from Vincent. It is clear that Vincent simply could not blend into society nor could he get along with other artists.Though one may think that even though society could not accept van Gogh surely his family would be able to bear him, but this was not the case. Van Gogh also failed in having a stable relationship with his family. In his early adulthood, Vincent had already lost the respect of one of his family members: “At the age of twenty-three years he is now thrown out of employment, without any chance of a better career; Uncle Vincent is deeply disappointed in his namesake and washes his hands of him.”(44). At twenty-three, his uncle gave him a chance to advance himself, but he ends up failing miserably and so his uncle, being fairly disappointed, washes his hands of any responsibility of Vincent. Later in his life, van Gogh struggles as a painter and had received help from his family. He moved in with his family and hoped to grow as an artist but ended up further alienating his family, “In consequence of several disagreeable discussions with the other members of the family, he resolved to live no longer at the vicarage, but t...
