not succeed” (42-43). Apparently, Ursula had already been engaged to someone else, and despite Vincent’s efforts to break the engagement he fails miserably. A second heartache brought on to Vincent was by a woman named Etten. She was one of his cousins as well as a widow with a four-year-old son, whom he met during his stay at the vicarage. She was very pained by the passing of her husband, and unconsciously the impression, which she gave Vincent, was that she had some interest in him. Vincent instantly fell for Etten, and by trying to win her over he expressed a great amount of care and kindness towards her boy, “tried to win the heart of the mother by great devotion to the child.”(54). But despite his efforts he was left with a heartache once again: “They walked and talked much together, and he has also drawn a portrait of her (which seems to have been lost), but the thought of a more intimate relation did not occur to her, and when Vincent spoke to her at last about his love, a very decided no was the immediate reply”(54). Once again as Vincent gathered his courage to express his love, but again denied. Lastly, Vincent failed again to establish a love relationship with a woman named Kee, who entered into his life when he lived in Holland. His method, which he followed to win her heart, was, “to love her so long, that she’ll love me in the end”(130). But in the end she never loved Vincent and once again Vincent was left alone. In all of his attempts, Vincent had failed in all his adventures to develop any type of love relationships. For a world-renowned artist, Vincent van Gogh led a life of failure. He failed in almost to get along with people in society. He failed to have a healthy and balanced l relationship with his family. Lastly he had failed in any type of love interest, for a number of women who entered his life. Love, admiration and popularity simply was not...
