Yo I WILL GIVE THE BRAINLIEST PLZ HELP M 1)How did the "closing" of the Western frontier contribute to the rise of Regionalism as a literary movement?

2)Describe Kate Chopin and her literary works. What social movement influenced her to write about strong women?

3)Why did Langston Hughes consider it important to include as many elements of African American culture--from music to dialect to dance--as possible in his work?

4)State a theme of The Great Gatsby in your own words. Then select one or more passages from the novel and explain how they support that theme.

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

being surrounded by crimes, poverty, and failing schools as well as his own lack of confidence in his abilities.