This year’s exploration of the pursuit of happiness has taught me many lessons that I will carry throughout my life. The literature that I’ve read this year has molded the way that I see life and the factors that I consider while making decisions. I’ve learned to never
The Great Gatsby has taught me to do whatever makes you happy regardless of what others think. Fitzgerald makes Daisy and Tom seem reckless, ignorant, and selfish, when in reality they’re just doing what makes them happy. “Tom’s got some woman in New York” and Daisy eventually rekindles her past with Gatsby. Yes, the Bucannons mess up people’s lives; no, it’s not okay by any standard. But they are fictional characters that I believe are meant to represent the childish attitudes we must sometimes adapt to create our own happiness. They …show more content…
When Daisy is talking to Nick she tells him that she hopes that her daughter is a fool. She furthers this point by saying, “that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” Daisy does not intend this in a rude manner; she means it in a sheltering way. Daisy wants her daughter to be numb to the harsh reality of the world. She can’t prevent her daughter from making her same mistakes but she can hope that she is never fully aware of the true cruelty that they live in. This taught me that some things are better left unknown.
Of Mice and Men taught me that loyal friends are often the key to happiness. When Slim calls Lennie “a cuckoo” (39) George defends his friend in a heartwarming way. George tells Slim that he “ain’t so bright neither” (39). In a way George sells himself short so that Lennie and his’ friendship seems more common. He believes that two dumb men traveling together would be less suspicious than a dumb and a smart man. George doesn’t throw Lennie to the wolves; he defends him even though he is not listening to their
The Great Gatsby has taught me to do whatever makes you happy regardless of what others think. Fitzgerald makes Daisy and Tom seem reckless, ignorant, and selfish, when in reality they’re just doing what makes them happy. “Tom’s got some woman in New York” and Daisy eventually rekindles her past with Gatsby. Yes, the Bucannons mess up people’s lives; no, it’s not okay by any standard. But they are fictional characters that I believe are meant to represent the childish attitudes we must sometimes adapt to create our own happiness. They …show more content…
When Daisy is talking to Nick she tells him that she hopes that her daughter is a fool. She furthers this point by saying, “that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” Daisy does not intend this in a rude manner; she means it in a sheltering way. Daisy wants her daughter to be numb to the harsh reality of the world. She can’t prevent her daughter from making her same mistakes but she can hope that she is never fully aware of the true cruelty that they live in. This taught me that some things are better left unknown.
Of Mice and Men taught me that loyal friends are often the key to happiness. When Slim calls Lennie “a cuckoo” (39) George defends his friend in a heartwarming way. George tells Slim that he “ain’t so bright neither” (39). In a way George sells himself short so that Lennie and his’ friendship seems more common. He believes that two dumb men traveling together would be less suspicious than a dumb and a smart man. George doesn’t throw Lennie to the wolves; he defends him even though he is not listening to their