How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"Frank has lost, I am afraid, some of his freshness and exuberance, and has grown almost somber. Like Oliver, he drives himself into the work with a relentlessness that I fear will break him." (8.3.13)
Even Frank—whom Susan turns to when she's disappointed with Oliver—is simply obsessed with working hard. If nothing else, this shows that this mindset is deeply tied to the West itself—in fact, it'd probably be impossible to survive out there without an overwhelmingly strong work ethic. Still, only time will tell if Frank falls into the same pitfalls as his role model.