Gatsby Questions

why does Gatsby take so long to talk to and communicate with Nick?
Why does Tom treat myrtle so badly when she mentions Daisy's name?
Why must Tom cheat on Daisy?
Why does Gatsby take so long to try and communicate with Daisy?
Does Nick really love Jordan, and if so, whats going on with his lady back home?

Fitzgerald a Poet In Disguise

"And, after boasting this way of my tolerance,
I come to the admission that it has a limit.
Conduct may be founded on the hard rock or the wet marshes,
but after a certain point I don’t care what it’s founded on.
When I came back from the East last autumn
I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform
and at a sort of moral attention forever;
I wanted no more riotous excursions
with privileged glimpses into the human heart. Only Gatsby,
the man who gives his name to this book,
was exempt from my reaction — Gatsby,
who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn."

(Fitzgerald2)

Having A Degree Is the Way To Be

I believe that we live in a world where, if you have and education you are more socially accepted. Most everyone tends to listen to a person who has a college degree rather than someone who has just a GED. People who normally have a college degree often have the upper hand in business and job rankings. Having a college degree normally ups your chances for the opportunity of you getting accepted for a job over someone who does not. People who have college degrees are normally bosses or CEOs or presidents of companies or organizations therefore giving them superiority. I'm not saying that people without a college degree aren't accepted, but they are not as influential or easily accepted like a person with a college degree would be. Knowing that someone has a college degree makes you think that they should know more than the average person, sort of like they know what they are doing. An example is like when you need help with your homework, you can ask a friend or upperclassman for help and see how they would solve the problem but then you ask a teacher and they tell you a different way. Chances are you are going to solve the problem the way the teacher explained it to you, simply because you know that they have a college degree. knowing that they have a college degree, people tend to assume that the person with the degree knows more, or at least that they know what they are doing compared to a person without one. So yes in a world like ours, people with a college degree are more socially accepted.

never ever judge a book by its cover

yes i do believe that outward appearances are deceptive. Just because a person looks a certain way doesn't necessarily mean they act or fit the role they are trying to portray.  An example of this in our life is seeing a good girl who is really preserved and quiet at school ending up getting pregnant. she may set out to the have an appearance of a really good school girl, but in reality she is not. she is a complete party animal who loves living life to the fullest. Another example can be of a kid who looks super nerdy and acts like they know it all but in reality they're just an average kid who tends to slack just like everybody else. I know a kid who dresses all thug nasty and affiliates himself with all the delinquent students of the school but he is actually one of the smartest kids in the school. We are too concerned with our outer appearance because many people try to fit into society by going to extremes and changing their appearance or behavior to adapt and be in what they consider is the "in crowd". But that just goes to show to never judge a book by its cover. you will never really know who someone is off their looks, because the looks of a person may not always go with their personality.

what we value in america can be both empty and substantial. We as Americans value our electronics very much! which most of you would agree. our cell phones are one of the biggest things we most definitely value. to some people it may be considered as empty but if you really look at it, it connects us with the ones we love. so in a way it can be substantial. other items that are considered empty are like name brand clothing and big name car dealers. The things that are substantial in life are family, friends, and food.

Honestly speaking, my significant others looks and financial standings would not play a huge role, but i mean it will still concern me a bit. I'm not trying to sound snobby but it would be nice if my significant other had a nice and good appearance, but if they don't its still completely fine with me. Money wise, it does not matter. if it is for someone who i truly love i will support them for as long as i possibly can as long as they're putting in the effort as well.