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It’s Not Too Late To Make Improvements

Sep 15, 2023

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Explore the consequences of a spoiled upbringing and the role of parents in shaping their children's behavior, drawing inspiration from F. Scott Fitzgerald's depiction of the rich in The Great Gatsby. Emphasizes the importance of parental responsibility and improvement.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald recognized the long-term damage caused by spoiling children and believed that parents and families were the true villains in raising careless individuals.

Fitzgerald's writings emphasize the importance of assuming personal accountability as parents and not attributing our children's flaws to external factors or inherent nature. It is never too late to make improvements and guide our children towards better behavior and character development.

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The Consequences of Indulgence

F. Scott Fitzgerald recognized the long-term damage caused by spoiling children. Through his observations of the rich in the Jazz Age, Fitzgerald depicted how indulgence led to the development of careless and superficial personalities. He believed that the true villains were the parents and families that raised these individuals. Fitzgerald's stories portrayed the rich as expectant of an easy life, exempt from consequences. This message applies to all parents, regardless of their wealth or social status. We must take responsibility for our children's behavior and avoid making excuses.

The Consequences of Spoiled Upbringing and the Responsibility of Parents

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F. Scott Fitzgerald knew the long term damage of being spoiled rotten. Not only was he a prime and painful example himself—as we’ve written about—but as he observed and studied the rich men and women of the Jazz Age, he saw how indulgent people quickly became the “careless” monsters that he portrayed in The Great Gatsby.

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