Graded Assignment: The Great Gatsby Literary Essay After reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, you will answer the question below in an essay of at least five paragraphs. (In The Great Gatsby, what does F. Scott Fitzgerald suggest about the state of the American Dream? How does he convey this message?)

Things to consider:
What is Fitzgerald trying to say about the American Dream?
What does the author suggest about the people who pursue the American Dream?
What impact does that pursuit have on the characters?
How could Fitzgerald’s own experiences impact the choices he made for the characters in the novel?
What reoccurring symbols, devices, etc. help develop this overarching message?

Required Final Draft Length: Word Count: 900–1500

the answer is bags.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

can you provide the possible answers