The Great Gatsby Quotes

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While discovering everyday life, we perceive that people open up and grow ideas about their surroundings. Seamus Rafael Goldberg, known as Rafe, in the book Openly Straight realizes that he has to tell the truth, while risking his relationships to his classmates. He can’t be someone that he isn’t, even though he has a hard time being himself with the people around him. Rafe is a new transfer student to an all boy’s school. But there’s one problem, he’s gay. He doesn’t want to be labeled as gay in front of his all boy’s school. Rafe has to adapt to his new environment and has to learn how to be himself. From keeping his secret from all of the other guys at his school, he learns that he has to change. Later on, he discerns that he has to open …show more content…

Holden learns plenty about the adult world throughout Chapters 8-14 of “Catcher in the Rye.” He was a very impatient-type guy. “How the hell should I know a stupid thing like that?” he said. He was sore about it or something” (91). During the talk with the taxi cab driver on the way to Ernie’s, Holden’s initial reaction to the driver was dismissive. Holden calls him sore, touchy, and impatient. After the talk about the ducks, Holden changes his perspective on the taxi driver. All of a sudden, Holden thinks he is a “pretty nice guy. Quite amusing and all (93). and asks him if he wanted to go get drinks together. As time goes on, Holden learns that people are not always going to be friendly to you. His ambivalence teaches him that you can’t just set your opinion on someone right after you meet them. He learns that you have to get to know them before he judges …show more content…

He only came to the bar to see him play his piano. Soon enough, he regrets his decision and didn’t want to see him anymore. “He’s a terrific snob and won’t hardly even talk to you unless you’re a big shot or celebrity or something, but he can really play the piano. He’s so good that he’s almost corny…” (90). Holden seems to dislike the fact that some people are sellouts. He learns that being good at something and having talents also has a downside. Holden discovers that people like Ernie are great at what they do, but they also seem full of themselves and snobbish. Holden realizes that people are not always who you think they are. He furthermore learns that ones with talent, might not be all that great, they could also be very

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