Brett
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Podcast Appearances
I liked it in high school because I was an old soul, I guess.
But I will say this about The Great Gatsby.
It is weird that we make high schoolers read it.
I did not love it in high school.
It so clearly is directed at middle-aged people.
When Nick turns 30 at the very end of the book, that's important.
That's the time period where all this is happening in their lives.
That's a great point.
The holding on to the past.
I mean, how do you appreciate the last page of The Great Gatsby if you're in high school?
Yeah.
And read the Cliff Notes version.
There's no green light that you're reaching towards in high school.
You're not, you know, born back ceaselessly to the past in 10th grade.
Like, you don't get that.
Now, 10 years after that, you might, but you don't get it then.
Anyways, this complete aside.
I don't know how we get on this.
Yeah, he is stunningly good looking.
That's true.