... kids achieve so much at a very young age, which is so impressive, and this constant success changes them, making them so preoccupied with reading books and novels, but later they realize that they have missed all the other things in their lives that they shouldn't have. According to Richard Rodriguez in ... Is this because their parents are highly educated and they hold highly paid jobs? Therefore they don't have much time to spend with their kids to teach them valuable lessons? For example, although George Bush, president of United States, has benefited himself and his family from his ...

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... 1924, where Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby. Although it was not completely successful immediately, it is now accepted universally as a superb piece of literature with a lesson for everyone who reads it. The Great Gatsby gives the reader a dark and pessimistic view of the lives of its characters. This tone ... line. Fitzgerald's surprise quality is very attracting to readers of all ages because it makes his novels completely unpredictable. Nick Carraway, the narrator and main character of this novel, is peculiar when compared with the other characters. Carraway is an ordinary man who ju...

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