James Gats fits the definition of the classic tragic hero to a tee. A tragic hero is a person who seems like a "better human". This person is not exceptionally good or evil; they are just a mere human who has ... cut the pages. But what do you want? What do you expect?""(46) Gatsby appeared to be well educated and well read, however the pages on the books had not been cut which leads you to believe Gatsby's books were never really read. ""He's a bootlegger One time he killed a man who found out that he was nephew to Von Hindenburg and second cousin ... as his parents at all. The truth was t...

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... of societies lack of tolerance. This event was foreshadowed when Crooks, the stable buck tells Lenny that it is " Just like heaven. Ever"body wants a little piece of lan". I read plenty of books out here. Nobody ever gets to heaven and nobody gets any land " (Steinback 74) and also when Curly's wife says to Lennie " Baloney, I seen too many you guys " This ... drop " showing that is nothing but a useless void between one state of being (birth) and another (death). All of the writers cited above whose works have been lauded as great classic masterpieces have shown nihilism, which is inev...

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