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This is a 100 point i have attatched the document can someone
background info: “consumerism is the preoccupation of a society with the acquisition of goods. a capitalist economy such as that of the united states of america relies on the purchasing of goods and services by consumers for the economy to grow, but some believe consumerism has gone too far. throughout the history of this country, consumer demand has had an impact, both positive and negative, on the economic and social order of the country” (match fishtank, 2019).

8.09 essay: the great gatsby (100 points)
choose one of the essay prompts from the list below.
write a focused, organized, five paragraph essay (introduction, 3 body paragraphs, concluding paragraph) that analyzes the prompt you chose. do not summarize the novel.
focus on the novel as evidence. use adequate support from the text (quotes with mla citations).
your essay will be graded using the rubric found in lesson 8.09.
prompts: (remember, you are only picking one of the following)
1. in the great gatsby, what does f. scott fitzgerald suggest about the state of the american dream, the people who pursue it, and the impact of that pursuit through his depiction of jay gatsby and the people in gatsby’s life?
2. a symbol in a novel is a concrete object that represents an idea or a set of ideas. choose three major symbols in the book. explain what those symbols mean and how they function together to support a central theme. (hint: obviously in order to respond to this prompt, you will have to identify what theme is being supported.)
3. write an essay analyzing the role of women in the great gatsby, as represented by daisy, jordan, and myrtle. what kind of influence or power do they wield? consider their social positions and interactions.
4. analyze the portrayal of wealth in the novel—the difference between “old money” and “new money” as well as the things that money can and cannot buy. what is fitzgerald ultimately trying to say about money and materialism? what does gatsby’s rise and fall say about the pursuit of wealth and status in the world of the novel?

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