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A very similar story was that of Martin Eden. As a poor sailor, he fell in love with a girl from a high society. He worked hard and despite many difficulties was eventually recognised as an outstanding writer. All that he had done was the pursuit of love and beauty and if it was not for his girlfriend's needs, he would not have cared for money at all. When Ruth at the end was ready to marry him, for Martin it was too late. Fascinated by the standard of life in the high society, later he only discovered hypocrisy and narrow-mindedness of its members. What seemed to him beautiful, proved to be sour. Unable to love another girl or find pleasure in his work, he committed a suicide.