Blog 2:Comparison to another work

    In chapter one of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, readers are given some insight into the relationship of Nick and his father. A quote, which Nick recalls his father saying especially stuck out to me. " 'Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,' he told me, 'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had,' " (Fitzgerald,1). I thought this similar to the saying, "There is always someone who has it worse than you." Nick, blessed with a good upbringing and all his basic needs met, can feel satisfied knowing he has more than enough. I find this an important thing to remember myself, having been given these same blessings myself. Then in the next statement, "He didn't say any more but we've always been communicative in a reserved way," (Fitzgerald,1).. Though, I cannot fully understand this type of relationship, a song I've heard quite similarly relates to it. Reba McIntire's song, The Greatest Man I Never Knew, explains a relationship where unspoken words are loudly heard. The line, "He never said he loved me, guess he thought I knew," depicts the idea that actions speak louder than words, and sometimes the loudest words are heard amidst utter silence.