Can success be disastrous?
Success can be disastrous if you become so used to it that you fail to notice problems before they become too big to handle.
In the 8th grade I consistently scored well on my tests in Algebra I. I was so proud of my success that I stopped feeling the need to do the homework. Months of failing to do the homework ended up snowballing into a grade in the class that was too difficult to salvage all by myself.
The football team at my high-school was extremely confident after winning 3 games in a row, but rather than continue to work hard and practice, they slacked off and lost every game for the rest of the season.
In “Crime and Punishment,” Rodya tried to pull off the perfect murder. He plans it out thoroughly and is successful all the way up to the murder, but when someone shows up at the door during the murder he panics and leaves incriminating evidence. His confidence and success up to that point betrayed him when he needed it most.
Success can be disastrous when it makes you overlook your problems, stop working hard, or fail to prepare yourself for an unexpected turn of events.
(I know it shouldn’t be this short, but I still want to see what this essay is worth the graders who have to read a lot of them really fast.)