Complex sentence: While his father hoped he would own and work his own land one day, the boy found different aspirations, renaming himself John Henrik (after rebel playwright Henrik Ibsen) and adding an "e" to his surname Clarke, as a symbol.
Split into simpler sentences: While his father hoped he would work his own land one day, the boy found different aspirations. He renamed himself John Henrik (after rebel playwright Henrik Ibsen) and adding an "e" to his surname Clarke, as a symbol.