English, 26.07.2019 00:30 hurie98

What is the theme of the great gatsby?

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Like any novel, there are many themes in the Great Gatsby.
One of the most prominent themes in the novel, as I saw it, was the theme of dreams. We can see this theme through the green light at the end of Daisy's dock and how Gatsby dreams to be with her. We can see it through how George Wilson dreams of escaping his impoverished lifestyle and clings to Tom's car like its his lifeline. There is also a question that is posed in the novel - is it worth it to achieve your dreams? Once Gatsby had Daisy, the glitz and glamour of his dreams faded away. Perhaps she was more enticing when she was just out of his reach. Within this, there is also the theme of the American Dream, the white picket fence. Fitzgerald comments on how the American Dream becomes like a mess of material excess. He comments on the greed and unnecessary lavishness of the time with the juxtaposition of Gatsby's beautiful mansion and the valley of ashes.

There are plenty more themes within the novel, but these were the ones that stood out to me. You could also explore the hypocrisy of our narrator, Nick, or how cold the upper class appear to be. Hope this helps.

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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)

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a. googly eyed

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the term "googly eyed" just sounds humourous to us. : )

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