... events. It starts with Nick Carraway, the 1st person narrator introducing the setting and characters in the present, then he moves on describing the events of the past. As the story progresses, he joins both the past and the present in Chapter IX. This use of flashbacks creates a sense of mystery around the protagonist, Gatsby. The sense of mystery is further ... narrator as he says, "I"m inclined to reserve all judgements" at the very beginning of the novel. Nick always presents a logical sequence of events, filled with quotes of sources other than his own. Readers are presented the st...

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... you don't succeed, try, try again."" "I think I can; I think I can."" Most people in the world have heard these phrases at some point in his or her life. Both of these quotes can be used to demonstrate the idea of perseverance. Perseverance is endurance, patience, and "hanging in there- in spite of obstacles, adversity, or suffering. The idea of perseverance can be ... to biblical times, as will be discussed later. It was important back then to persevere, and to this day it is still a very important and vital virtue to have. The story of "The Little Steam Engine- which is found in The B...

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