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David Roberts's avatar

Great interview. I was particularly intrigued with Nick's take on Gatsby, which I'm in the midst of re-reading. It's similar to my take on Appointment in Samarra, which I've come to prefer over Gatsby for Appointment's grittiness and attention to detail. I think Appointment is underrated.

Appointment represents a conflict between ancestry and money as status. And money wins. I doubt that was O'Hara's intention. Made me think of the decline of Noblesse Oblige.

In case there's an interest, below is a link to my post.

https://robertsdavidn.substack.com/p/is-noblesse-oblige-still-relevant

robertsdavidn.substack.com/about (free)

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Rabbi Evan Moffic's avatar

Such a great insight. “The ones who’d come of age a decade later were more like ministers who were teaching young preachers the one correct interpretation of the Bible so that they could go out and enforce a single reading of every aspect of American culture. “

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