... it as such would only be scratching the surface of a much deeper, darker and depressing story. The novel, which was published April 10th of 1925, is now considered a piece of classic American literature and is seen as valued by many. However, to be considered as such it would have to meet the criteria of being able to explore and deal with ... from the time period it was written in as well as many problems that some people of this generation may face. It also raises many moral question and has the reader questioning right and wrong as well as whether it's okay to ignore the conscience w...

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For a character in a story or a novel itself, to become a literary classic, it must first encompass within itself a theme, an idea that transpires and transcends through the ages, never wilting or loosing stature as time flies by. Kennedy had diplomacy, Martin Luther ... has had opportunities others have not had, and that he is one of the few honest people that he knows (Fitzgerald 1, 64). This sets a stage for a novel, where everything the reader reads is the plain truth, unbiased because the narrator himself is unbiased and honest. What are left are then the plain realities, the truth, wit...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate