It's pretty inconsistent. Cynical mostly. In the end however, the tone puts out mostly grief, sadness, an emptiness almost. Exemplifying how shallow the the wealthy culture around the main character - Nick - is, and how materialistic they are.
Instead of completing in full jail time. People with mental illness should also take part in going into a rehab center or a mental illness hospital to help seek the help they wouldn't receive in jail. It'll help them recover from their sickness or receive the right medication for it. Edgar could've done the same if it was an option at the time.
(I did this last year and I'm pretty sure this was my answer during the class discussion.)
There are three types of learning
auditory, we can learn well from hearing
visual; we learn well from seeing
kinesthetic.; we learn well from doing and touching
we all learn based on one or two of these things and flash cards are visual.
I wish if I can , I want to help