Tag: Ambition

  • Reading Little Women alongside the article made me reflect on my own ambition. Like Jo, I want to follow my passions, but I also feel the pressure of comparison and expectation. Most importantly, I realized there is no single model of ambition: Meg’s stability, Jo’s independence, Amy’s balance, and Beth’s selflessness are all valid. For…

  • Ambition both inspires and isolates, and its impact depends on whether it is self-defined or imposed by others. This theme connects Little Women and the research article “Adolescents’ Beliefs About Ambition.” Together, they show that ambition is not simply good or bad. It can give young people purpose, but it can also create pressure when…