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Questions On The Great Gatsby

Why did Nick want to know more about Gatsby, when before talking of Gatsby's "life" was not that interesting to him?

Why doesn't Tom divorce Daisy, when he's having an affair with Myrtle Wilson, could it be because of his daughter? Money? Or love?

If Gatsby has been with so many women in his life, why does he still want to see Daisy? Is he in love with her? Or does he just want closure?

If Nick is not in love with Jordan, but still sending "Love, Nick" letters, why doesn't he stop seeing his other maiden in his hometown?

Doctor, Doctor.

"But above the great land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment ,the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic- their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose. Evidently some wild wag of an oculist set them there to fatten his practice in the borough of Queens and they sank down himself into eternal blindness or forgot them and moved away. But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground." (Page 28) -The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Ends DO Justify The Means

There are things in life that are put into the category of good and bad. Although many of these are put into the right order, society sometimes faults in it's decisions of fixing things. Due to the old ways, laws, and morals, everything must be modernized except for things that are "Mala in se." This means, just wrong period, like rape, murder, and burglary. But sometimes... sometimes there is an intracrate situatiuon where there is a justifiable reason and should be done. There can never be perfect laws, so people must not complain. New things happen everyday, proving many thoughts wrong.
An example would be murder for instance, if your daughter or son was in danger, but proving that they were is impossible, and the only way to save them was to kill, would you? If you are a good parent, you would. The ends do justify the means. 

Questioning Display

When we were younger, how we dressed, how we looked, did not matter to any of our peers. Now it's so popular to determine '"your kind" with the way of dress. It's mindless really. But anyways, as we get older, some take it into advantage. Many people's outward appearances are deceptive, many do so to decline attention from specific people. I know, if I dress up in 9 inch heels and a tight fitted skirt, the attention it'll bring is overwhelming. Now, if I were to dress up in baggy clothes and hair messy everyday, I'd still get negative attention, but in a different way, where people would stay away. Society has constructed the idea to dress to impress, which in some cases is sensible, but others over dramatic. People decide to spend hours on appearance, wasting valuable time of life. A couple of minutes is all that is needed, because beauty is natural. That's my opinion of course though. Many things we value is empty, like top notch accessories, and the brand name shoes... but some things we do value is substantial, like family, and holidays together, quality time and vacations.
Looks and money do not matter to me in a significant other really, as long as they hold an outstanding personality. What I will admit is, I should not have to support my significant other twenty four seven, with him doing nothing around. That's as far as I'll go. Some people look for more wealthy people, automatically thinking they will have all the qualities they've searched for. But people learn along the way appearance and status are inconsequential.