How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #4
When the roseate tinge of his champagne was added—that cold, precious, bubbling stuff that creamed and foamed in his glass—Paul wondered that there were honest men in the world at all. This was what all the world was fighting for, he reflected; this was what all the struggle was about. (2.51)
Is this an implicit suggestion that rich people get rich through lying and violence? It certainly doesn't seem to Paul that living honestly gives you much chance of making it.
Quote #5
He doubted the reality of his past. (2.51)
Hate to break it to you, Paul, but it's still there.
Quote #6
He could not remember a time when he had felt so at peace with himself. The mere release from the necessity of petty lying, lying every day and every day, restored his self-respect. (2.55)
There's nothing like expensive clothes to make you immune to other people's judgment. Except maybe some good old-fashioned self-esteem.