The great gatsby
this essay requires you to use your knowledge of the characters and motivations along with prominent themes from the novel to analyze the tragedy that occurs at the end of the novel. who or what is responsible for the tragic outcome? you must argue your stance with evidence from the text, and use a formal, academic tone.

essential question: who or what is responsible for the tragic ending of the novel?

essays should contain main idea:

evidence #1:

analysis:

transition:

evidence #2:

paragraphs that use multiple pieces of textual evidence to support the thesis statement. your essay must be 2-3 pages and include the following:

title author genrer in introduction

a clear thesis statement that addresses the prompt (make sure you define what the “tragic ending” is in your introduction)

multiple body paragraphs that contain evidence and analysis

at least 3 pieces of evidence from the text

smooth transitions

conclusion that reflects on claims

strong word choice and formal tone

me

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

lets none because you provide no details.

are there multiple choice options?

i am a strong (insert gender here) my father and his brother were to, they were killed not by the cold, not by the bears or wolves that roam our streets at night, but by the   bolsheviks. we must stand up and fight communism or we all end up dead, starved dehydrated, enslaved. the time is now we must fight. lenin is a dangerous man but he can be stopped. so my comrades we shall siege there weapons tonight on ward. (rides away with ak(not invented yet) and sword in hand while on bear into snowstorm)