After one has developed courage to persevere, adapting a growth mindset allows one to handle conflicts in life with ease and determination. In the poem, Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Dr. Suess is creating an atmosphere where there are many obstacles, but working hard allows the character in the poem to guide his or her way through them. “When you’re in a Slump… unslumping yourself is not easily done… but on you will go though weather be foul… though your arms may get sore,” (23-32). In addition to a universal principle of life, many may consider talents to be inherited; on the contrary if one sees talents as being cultivated and strengthened through diligence, the motivation towards achieving ones’ goals will increase. Furthermore, as exemplified
