Oh hell yeah. If you recommend I’ll go hit up the library.

The stories about the rich may be “money doesn’t buy happiness. Materialism leads to spiritual and physical ruin” but whether it goes over readers’ heads or not, Fitzgerald knows the working class fantasizes about becoming wealthy regardless of the ethics. He tries to have his cake and eat it too.

Never seen the movie! I get that it’s critical, but much the same as depicting war will always be glorification, whether the work is critique or propaganda, I feel stories about the rich pseudo aristocracy glorifies their status. /1

We actually ARE the same

I don’t even have theories or expectations. I’m literally here for the characters. They’ll tell me what’s going on when they’re ready.

Appreciate it, friend! Thanks for listening! 🥶

Blocking you for this.

Both dudes live inside me. I feed them equally.

Dweeb.