How does the increased pressure of running Turtle Island effect Eustace? How is he relating to the people around him?

Eustace is staying 100% focused on building Turtle Island and that is putting a lot of stress on him. It is also using up a lot of his energy. For the past year Eustace has been working tremendously hard on this project. Small issues though are starting to trouble Eustace such as if the land around the Island will be used for hotels, roads, restaurants...

While Eustace should be excited and happy with what he is currently doing in life he feels somewhat sad and depressed, as he writes in his journal. Although the making of Turtle Island should bring Eustace with joy and happiness its actually causing him a few problems. One of those problems is with his relationship with Valerie. With Eustace being very busy on Turtle Island Valerie became mad because they didn't spend as much time together as they should've. This ultimately led to a break up in their relationship. As the novel is unfolding Eustace is starting to realize how fair he is with others and why he doesn't get the same kind of respect. Eustace is tired of being lied to and he would like to be treated a bit nicer.

At the moment things are quite going the way they should for Eustace. Eustace feels sad, he has lost his relationship with Valerie and he doesn't know for sure if Turtle Island will turn out the way he had hoped for. Maybe its time for Eustace to look at things differently to try and boost his confidence back up again.