Josh’s Comments (group member since Jan 10, 2009)

Josh’s comments from the Gig Harbor AP Language Reads The Great Gatsby group.

More or less, I believe he is saying that Nick shouldn't judge people because his standards are based on his life and what he has, so it is unfair to compare to people who have less.

Simply a guess. Perhaps I will fine tune it later.

-Dammit Leeroy!
-Shut up... it's not my fault.... at least I have chicken.

LETS DO THIS DISCUSSING THING!!!
LEEEERRRRRROOOOOYYYY.....

It reminds me of this:

WHENEVER Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.

And he was always quietly arrayed, 5
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
"Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked.

And he was rich—yes, richer than a king,
And admirably schooled in every grace: 10
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.

So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, 15
Went home and put a bullet through his head.

I'm not sure if this is the main theme of the book, but at the end it would seem that the man who seemed to have everything actually had nothing/very little.

Side note: Did Wilson commit suicide? I thought it was a bit unclear.

Having finished the book, I think Daisy is the worst person. She almost makes Myrtle look innocent, but of course she is not.

Wilson should be pitied for the moment.

I don't think so. Though since I already finished the book we were supposed to read, I want to read The Great Gatsby.

By the way, Into the Wild is an incredible book.

I saw a lemon like that once... it shot at me...