Chris Langan was actually raised by a single mother and had three brothers. Without ever knowing his real father and due to the circumstances, he was quite poor and worked many odd jobs just to survive. He had numerous quarrels with his stepfather who routinely beat him and he ended up leaving home at the age of fourteen.
In time, Chris was able to attend a public college through the use of a scholarship. As the story goes Chris’s mother forgets to renew his scholarship and he is summarily kicked out of college with little fanfare and apparently no attempt to help him remain in college.
In his story Gladwell appears to be saying that there is more to success than just genius alone. This in fact makes the audience start thinking about what other
In time, Chris was able to attend a public college through the use of a scholarship. As the story goes Chris’s mother forgets to renew his scholarship and he is summarily kicked out of college with little fanfare and apparently no attempt to help him remain in college.
In his story Gladwell appears to be saying that there is more to success than just genius alone. This in fact makes the audience start thinking about what other