read the following excerpt from f. scott fitzgerald's
the great gatsby
:
i spent my saturday nights in new york, because those gleaming,
dazzling parties of his were with me so vividly that i could still hear the
music and the laughter, faint and incessant, from his garden, and the
cars going up and down his drive. one night i did hear a material car
there, and saw its lights stop at his front steps. but i didn't investigate.
probably it was some final guest who had been away at the ends of
the earth and didn't know that the party was over.
how does this excerpt contribute to the overall meaning of
the great gatsby
? what aesthetic impact is it meant
to have on the reader? be sure to cite evidence from the reading to support your claim

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.