Julia Child created the most influential cookbook in the history of America. In his book, My Life in France, one message he sends about the nature of goodness is that hard work, persistence, and integrity pay off. Julia shows this before, during and after the process of creating her cookbook. Before, in her cooking classes, Julia didn't back down from any challenge, even when no one believed in her. During this time Julia worked harder than she had ever worked. And after that, Julia and her co-authors Simone and Louisette never gave up, even when their cookbook was rejected by their publisher. She was the definition of an underdog, but she prevailed and came out the winner. Without her persistence, she would never have had one of the best-selling cookbooks of all time. During Julia's classes at Le Cordon Bleu, she faced many challenges where persistence was key. She had no idea how to cook and was thrown into a year-long course full of former Army soldiers who thought she wasn't good enough. Upon entering class, “the GIs made her feel like [she] had invaded their boys' club” (child, age 63). Feeling left out is a feeling no one likes, and unlike most other people in her class, she had no career plans regarding cooking after graduation. So, it would have been very easy for her to leave that class and never have to feel that way again. The owner of the school, Madame Brassart, was also against her. Julia believed she “put it there as a form of hazing” (Child, 63). She clearly didn't like Julia, which was just another reason to leave. But she was persistent and became the best chef in her class. From the beginning, Julia had a lot of factors against her, but she made…middle of the paper…er, on this kind of book” (Child, 230). This chance could have cost her a cookbook publication, but she took it because she would rather not have a cookbook published than one she wasn't completely on board with. And staying true to herself turned out to be a wise choice because her cookbook was eventually published and she continued to host her own cooking show. In conclusion, Julia Child's experiences show all that can be done when people don't give up. Even though she was often excluded from cooking classes, she didn't give up. Creating a French cookbook for Americans was also no easy task, but she didn't hold back. Trying to publish her cookbook and having to fend off requests from the original publisher was downright painful. But his thick skin, his resilience and his principles all paid off when the first edition of Mastering the Art of French Cooking finally hit the shelves.