Many works of literature contain a character who intentionally deceives others. the characters dishonest may ne intended either to or to hurt. such a character for example may choose to mislead others for personal safety to do are someone's feelings, or to carry out a crime.
a. choose a novel or play in which a character deceives others. then in a well written essay analyze the motives for that characters deception and discuss how the deception contributes to the meaning of the work as whole.

The Great Gatsby

Explanation:

I cannot write the whole essay for you, but I would like to give you some ideas according to the instructions:

- Novel: The Great Gatsby

- The character you are going to analyze: Jay Gatsby, the protagonist (but not the narrator, who happens to be Nick, a different character)

- How he deceives others: Gatsby lies about his origins as well as his wealth's. He wants people to believe that he comes from a wealthy family, that he inherited his parents' money, that he traveled around the world and attended Oxford, that he is a noble and educated man.

- What the truth is about him: his real name is James Gatz, he is the son of very poor farmers from North Dakota. He did attend college (not Oxford) for a few weeks, but quit. He has always hated being poor and, ever since meeting a millionaire named Dan Cody, has dreamed bigger. Cody did leave Gatz his money, but his family prevented Gatz from receiving it. He became a criminal, selling fake bonds and illegal alcoholic beverages to make his fortune.

- Why he lies: Gatsby wants people to believe in what he thinks is a better version of himself. He also wants to have Daisy back, the woman he fell in love with. Daisy belongs to the upper class and has married a very wealthy man.

- How his lies contribute to the meaning of the work as a whole: "The Great Gatsby" revolves around the corruption of the American Dream and the superficiality of the upper class. Gatsby wants to belong among the wealthy, he wants to be accepted by them. He believes in the American dream, but he is not willing to work hard and honestly to achieve it. He cheats his way into the upper class and comes up with a facade about his past, but his true intentions are good and, somehow, innocent. He naively believes money is all it takes to be seen as one of them, one of the rich and glamorous. However, he is harshly judged by the very people whose morals are more than questionable. The same ones who lie and cheat on their spouses, who lead a vapid and empty life, who are judgmental of others' mistakes while trying to sweep their own under the rug, are the ones to despise Gatsby.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)