Although Nick asserts that Gatsby “represented everything for which [he had] an unaffected scorn” (6) at the beginning of the novel, he also states in the same passage that Gatsby possessed ”an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again” (6). As the novel progresses, the character of Gatsby is both fantastically mysterious and yet marvelously human. Some would argue that he is a tragic hero, citing his flaw as a determination to recover that which is unrecoverable – the past. But what of his morals and motivations? Why does Nick consider Gatsby “great?” How does Nick’s perspective on Gatsby relate to Fitzgerald’s intention for his readers? Write an elegant analysis of the character of Jay Gatsby and why he is central to the themes of the novel

the personification of the word prudence d) it effectively enhances the logos and ethos of the argument.

logos means appeal to the logic or reasoning of the people.

ethos means appeal to the credibility of the argument, that it is worth listening to and acting upon.

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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answer; i believe the correct and best answer is (a crime motivated by prejudice); ///good luck