Fitzgerald

[celeritergone]

In his greatest work, he wrote about a type of "wild, unknown man". This type of man would often express intimate revelations to Nick, who was not one to judge, because Nick's father had taught him that "...a sense of the fundamental decencies had not been parceled out at birth." First, let me explain the fundamental decencies

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[anonymous]

I believe in honesty, no doubt about that. But I have to say, isn't there some merit in keeping yourself from judging people/things on first impressions or superficialities? And isn't that what Nick is sort of saying, that as he looks back on his experiences in NYC he is altogether disgusted with them, but he doesn't want to outright judge or label them that way, because there's more to those events and people than just what eventually became of them? I agree that people should drop their tritely noncommittal facades and be willing to criticize the people around them, but that doesn't mean confining long series of events, and people's entire lifestyles, to snap judgements.

Brigid

True

[celeritergone]

My problem isn't with judging people, its the assumption behind that- there is something to judge. Obviously there is... What I don't like is Nick's opposition to someone being honest about anything --he dislikes people who speak their mind. He judges people not on what they think, but what they are willing to say. Nick forgives Gatsby and allows him to speak his mind, because Gatsby's life is ultimately more beautiful than anyone else's Nick knows.

I hate "Re:"

[celeritergone]

oh yeah, HI BRIGID.