Through the second part of the novel, I saw very little change in Amory. The scene when he quits his job and complains about being underpaid despite having never worked before, and defends his stance by revealing how expensive his college education was plays right into my current schema for graduates from top-flight universities-> being spoiled. After four years+ of expensive education at one of the top institutions in the world, students expect to bring home the $ from the first day of the first job. It seems that people forget the process of rising through the work force, and expect to start on top. Maybe this is why some companies subconsciously (or not) avoid the Harvard/Yale/Princeton types for workers from more humble beginnings.
Despite his fancy college education, Amory is quite shallow. His life revolves around drinking and women (some would argue this isn't a bad thing); nothing that is all too scholarly. Could we really expect something different from him? His whole "education" revolved around social standing, so I'm not surprised that his post-collegiate years are similar. His relationship with Rosalind makes him seem like a hopeless romantic, but when you look at his "body of work," the guy really just doesn't care that much. That was about as passive of a heartbroken character as I've ever met- possibly because I just don't like Amory, but I didn't quite feel his world coming to a crash. He would have gotten drunk if she accepted a proposal to marry him the same way he drank when she walked out.
The conclusion is nice and sweet- I am genuinely happy that Amory is humbled by his losses/ how he has wasted his life and the opportunities given to him. The whole good people going bad + heat transfer stuff is quite confusing... but I get the point that he has a change of heart, and thinks about others for the first time. Modern college culture is quite different from Amory's experience, but his story gives us something to consider- why are we here? Amory had no direction for his time @ Princeton, and his actions prove it. We should all strive to do what it right, and not just follow the systems in place, especially if they are corrupted/inefficient/"bad."