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YeahWTF20 t1_je74jdy wrote

I'm Irish and I found it quite dull and everyone was absolutely awful! I didn't find anything admirable or aspirational in any of their ideals at all, tbh.

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striker7 t1_je7vi4g wrote

Well, to be fair, it wasn't meant to present these people as admirable or something to aspire to. Pretty much the exact opposite. It shows the foolishness, selfishness, and destruction that these people leave in their wake.

Nick, the narrator, is basically the only decent one, as he becomes disgusted with the morals of rich people and leaves New York at the end.

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