Life at Turtle Island

Life at Turtle Island after the first year continued to stay the same. He was still constantly on the road or building the Island, and he never had time to actually live off of the land. Now, he had to constantly worry if the land surrounding the Island was going to be taken over by roads or Resorts. Also, he had to work deals with his enemies, something he normally wouldn't do unless he was desperate. He is still going to different schools to teach, but lately he was thinking that the children he was teaching were just rude. The things that normally brought him happiness were making him upset. He often wrote in his journal that he was depressed and upset, when he should be feeling relaxed and happy. Also, Turtle Island ruined his love life. Valarie began getting upset that Eustace wasn't spending time with her, and it lead her to cheat on a mutual friend. He breaks up with her because Valarie and Henry continued to lie to him. After Valarie there were many other women that came and went, but none of them stayed because of one reason or another. He was engaged at one point, but she also cheated on him with a banjo player. Eustace didn't understand why people continued to lie to him and cheat. Turtle Island caused more trouble in his life than joy. As for the people around him, at first they loved The Island, but when Eustace began to pay more attention to his land, they would get upset. Their presence began to annoy him also. He would write in his journal that he was annoyed that they were having a staff meeting in his office, and wished they would stay away from his person space. He continued to be depressed during his first few years, and wasn't what he expected.