At the end of the hotel scene, Nick says something that I have always found so strange. He says " I just remembered that today's my birthday. "I was thirty. Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade." Why would the decade ahead of him be menacing

This question refers to The Great Gatsby, Chapter 7.

Nick suddenly remembering is his thirtieth birthday works as an unexpected warning to himself about the unhappiness that lays behind the world he has involved himself in since he moved to Long Island.

Explanation:

After Gatsby begins an argument with Tom about Daisy, the infidelities and hostilities that have been long building up, finally explode, showing the real unhappiness the group shares. Nick fears that´s all his future holds.  

pre-writing

why we feel good, or better, when we laugh?

is there a scientific explanation for this to happen?

which are the sources?

rough draft

laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings.

newport academy: endorphins reduce stress and strength social connections.

they combat anxiety and depression.

final draft

we know that when we laugh we feel better; when something is making us laugh it means we thought it was funny at some point, even if it was not meant that way. what we know is that it made us feel good. that is something we all can realize easily, but is it a chemical explanation for it to happen? of course there

according to joe bluett, laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings. also, he says that laughter can increase confidence, self-esteem, creativity, positivity and resilience, bringing positive changes to all aspects of our lives.

the newport academy says that, when we laugh, we release endorphins and that makes our body feel instantly relieved from tension and worry. endorphins also reduce stress and strength social connections.

therefor, laughter is the best to combat anxiety and depression.

peace, morning, sun glooming, sorrow, woe pardon’d, punished, more hence, talk, story. all of these three words have to do something with a depressed, regretful tone. woe is another word for misery, heartache, so all of these words are about unhappy feelings.