[koolk]

Hey,

I found the passage that you are writing about.

The Great Gatsby is a very difficult novel to read. Fitzgerald's sentences are very long and not easy for english readers to understand.

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In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.

“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.”

He didn’t say any more, but we’ve always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence, I’m inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores. The abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality when it appears in a normal person,
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1. Anyone vs Someone.

The difference is very very small. Usually the tone of the speaker will determine if there are any differences.

2. "..many curious natures.."

This is a good thing. This does not have to directly refer to people. This could mean interesting places, interesting events, interesting people. Nick refers to the good effects that his behavior has brought him.

3. "..victim of not a few veteran bores. "

This is the bad thing that his behavior has caused. He is a victim of many boring people. The word veteran denotes that these boring people are really good at being boring.

4. The abnormal mind

This is a generalization. Do not confuse this with "Every". He refers to most weird people, not all. The sentence is a generalization. The interesting people and the boring people are both adnormal minds.

5. Every abnormal mind vs The abnormal mind.

The abnormal mind is a generalization. It does not mean every, but most.

i.e. Every Asian is smart vs The Asians are smart.

Asians are smart implies that most asians are smart, not all.
Every Asian is smart says that 100% of all asians are smart.




Hope this helps you understand more about the sentences. Please let me know if you want me to go deeper into any particular sentence. Fitzgerald's writings are very complicated and definitely not spoken language.

Lastly, you refered to his writings as "pregnant". That perfectly describes Fitzgerald's writing style and it's a word that he would use in this fashion. It's rare that we use that word to describe anything though. We reserve that word for "woman with child".