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Understanding The Great Gatsby

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I need to write a reaction, discussing the novel "The Great Gatsby". Topics of the paper will deal with the elements of the novel such as theme, setting, characterization, tone, irony, and symbolism. It will not be a plot summary.

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It is important to remember that this study is from the perspective of one individual. After reading the book, one concludes that an individual may rise to financial success--as symbolic of the American dream--but eventually falls back into his own place as the result of the significance of social classes over which he has no control. No one seems willing to explain these differences to him. Gatsby seems to be oblivious to his inability to form a ...

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