Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald Lesson Plan

In what ways does Anson’s privilege affect how he interacts with other people?

The wealth Anson grew up with gave him a sense of superiority, which first “came to him when he realized the half-grudging American deference that was paid to him in the Connecticut village.” This sense of superiority manifests itself in many of Anson’s interactions. The first striking example comes when he is engaged to Paula and gets drunk. After a long conversation with Paula and her mother, he “made no promises, showed no humility, only delivered a few serious comments on life which brought him off with rather a moral superiority at the end.” Thanks to his sense of superiority, he feels...