How "Great" is "The Great Gatsby?"
When Carraway points out his criticism of Daisy in chapter 1, do you think he is deviating from his father's advice of not passing judgments? Do you think he is justified because Tom and Daisy are more fortunate than him or is it just a human trait that can't be subdued so easily?
posted by Greg T at Wednesday, April 25, 2007
12 Comments:
Personally I think it is a human trait that is hard to subdue. I have at least noticed myself trying not to criticise others but it almost seems that in order for that to be 100% true you have to be aware of it 100% of the time. And yes he is straying from his father's judgements because his Dad said "Whenever you feel like critiscising someone just remeber they haven't had the advantages you've had." Nick is probably jealous of Tom and Daisy because he had the advantages and still is less superior material wise. But I believe it is almost human nature to have competition and compare yourselves to others even if they are loved ones.
I think that he is fading away from his fathers advice by judging people "Whenever you feel like critiscising someone just remember they haven't had the advantages you've had." But i also think that it is a human trait that it is hard to over come. Nick is jealous of Tom and Daisy and he has had advantages in his life and still doesn't live like the people he is surrounded by.
I think that passing judgements is just a human trait. For anyone no matter how hard you try you will always have some sort of pre-concieved notions about that person before you really get to know them. Nick wasn't justified making judgements about Daisy just because she is more fortunate. No matter how much money a person has you still shouldn't think less or more of them. Passing judgements is not an easy thing to get rid of, but it something to try for.
I think he really not deviating from his father's advice. Yes, there is a bit of discontent from Carraway because of Tom and Daisy social standings. It could be from Tom and Daisy's life style, on how fake and unhappy it seems.
But as we head into chapter 6, we do see his father advice fading away though.
I think that judging people is a human trait. Also, it does not help that his dad influenced he to judge. I believe that you should not judge people just because they are more fortunate. I think that it is just being jealous.
I think that it is human nature to judge people. But those who realize that people may not have the same advantages that they have had are the strong ones. Nick is jealous of Tom and Daisy. And maybe in a way he was not passing judgment, he was just wishing he could be more like them.
It would have to be a human trait. We always want to try and put ourselves above others even if we try and hide it. Mostly by simply comparing ourselves to another, but it is also easy to criticise people.
I think that when it comes to family people are more judgemental for the fact that they are related, and when someone else has something that that person wants jelousy grows. Its just a human characteristic. If someone was placed in a life or death situation with another person who do you think they would try and save? Most likely themselves before anyone else. Its human instinct. So is passing judgement on a first impression, but its good if the judgement can be limited in severness, to where the other person if told what was thought of them would understand because of a certian action they did or something they said.
Jealousy exposes people’s deepest insecurities which compel them to attack others to compensate. In Nick's case, I don’t think that he is justified in passing judgments upon anyone, whether they are more fortunate or not. I feel that he should listen to his father however; I also believe that jealousy is one of the 7 deadly sins for a reason. The reason in which, they are irresistible; and cannot be denied.
I think that Gatsby is deviating from his father's advice because he is going after a married woman. It is hard to have someone who is married change the way they feel about yourself. Gatsby is just looking for the love of his life. I think that he is jealous over Tom but not Daisy. Gatsby wants to find a way to be with Daisy but without Tom. I also agree with what Corey and Ali B.
I think that right now Gatsby is going against what his father taught him about judging people. Personally I try not to judge people because I don't want to be judge myself, I want to be know as Jake not as Jake the kid who wears certain brands or does this or that etc.. I believe that judging people comes naturally thats how you pick friends, but theres no reason that we can't be friendly with everyone or give everyone a chance to show who they are to you.
In chapter 1 Nick's dad tells him to not judge people because they have not had all of the same opportunities. I think he is talking about judging people less fortunate than him. Tom and Daisy have had more opportunities than Nick. His father did not give him advice on how to view more fortunate people. Nick deviates slightly from his father's advice, and he follows his advice less close as the book progresses. I think that it is a human trait to judge people, because everybody is always comparing themselves to each other. It happens often in real life and also in The Great Gatsby.
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