This career did not last either, as he was wearing rags and beginning to starve from a lack of food and perhaps a lack of love. Vincent van Gogh went crawling back to his parents for support and a fresh start. Finally, his Uncle Vincent gave him another job--this time as a book salesman. He again failed to succeed and was terminated by his manager. He then went in to the ministry for two years of training. He struggled through the first year, and was dismissed by his teachers. A final turn from all his failures came when Vincent became a preacher in a very poor mining town. He was well liked and accepted, but this was only temporary. The ministry dismissed him of his servitude.

             It is not understandable how a man of such disposition can find the motivation to live on and press forward with life after so many failures. This luckless artist finally made a concrete decision. He would master the art of painting and hopefully make enough money to support himself. In his living career as an artist, Vincent sold only one painting. As he had many times before, Vincent ran out of money and fell back to live with his parents.

             Vincent had no luck with courting females. He had even managed to be rejected by a low-life woman he housed from off the streets. However, Vincent finally found true love. Margot could understand and accept Vincent for who he was. They agreed to marry. They were perfect for each other. Of course something had to give way. Her father disliked Vincent and confined the forty year old Margot to her home. Vincent and Margot never saw each other again. .

             Vincent's main theme was to draw things as they appeared. This theme prohibited Vincent from succeeding in several art schools he attended. He either quit or was kicked out of all of them. Vincent's unstable personality always caused him to lose his friends and what little respect he had worked so hard to get. Everyone looked at him with distaste, fear, and some with vengeance.