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...like Nick Carraway in "Gatsby" and Bill King in "Pulham," wanders through an aristocratic group without actually being part of it. His slight detachment from the over-ripe world of his friends provides Gus with both a pinnacle from which to view their fevered, aimless partying, and, ultimately, an escapehatch leading to his own salvation...

Author: By Michael J. Halberstam, | Title: White Shoe and Weak Will | 2/18/1953 | See Source »

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