The Road to Success Cartoon Response

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The Road to Success Response We are presented a cartoon-like road map “The Road to Success” from the collector of imaginative maps, Katharine Harmon. When first scanning the image, we see a road that goes all the way to the hilltop with light that shines on the whole mountain. There are more people walking slowly at the bottom of the hill than those that are running to the top. When I examine the image again carefully, I discovered that many people choose to run once they are on the real road to success. There is only one way to reach success and whoever wants to be successful must take “the road to success”; initially everybody is equally presented with the “opportunity” gate. Many people believe that reaching the hilltop of success would be a piece of cake once they cross the gate of opportunity, but walking through the gate is only just the beginning. They do not realize that there are many obstacles along the way that are trying to make them fail. Once people walk through the gate, they are first presented with the “Right System” railroad station and “Bohemianism” restaurant. A group of people choose to relax and have a meal at “Bohemianism” restaurant while other people choose to board the train through the “Right System”. Those who are determined to keep running forward may later get distracted by the “Always right club” and “Hotel know it all” where their mottos “Nobody can tell me”, I don’t need to Practice”, “I don’t need system” and “I’m a born genius” are widely spread. Unfortunately, those who managed to avoid the distractions could still get trapped in “Illiteracy” and “Conceit”. As people travel further down the road, they may get lured by “Mutual Admiration Society” with misconceptions like “You’re the hit of the age”, “ You’ll set the world on fire”, “You’re a wonder my boy” and “Caruso can’t touch you”. Although there are

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