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This student essay consists of approximately 8 pages of analysis of The Great Gatsby.
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The Great Gatsby: Historical Accuracy

Summary: Essay discusses how F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is very accurate historically.
The Great Gatsby is a wonderful novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story is in first person, and it takes place in the 1920s in New York, which is divided into three main places for the book: West Egg, East Egg, and The Valley of Ashes. The book was scrutinized with research to check on the historical accuracy of the novel.

Many affair and extramarital relationship form of have already formed during the process of this novel. According to Tom Buchanan, ""I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that's the idea, you can count me out."", he is enraged to realize that Daisy has never loved him, but has loved Jay Gatsby. To prove this point, the Houghton Mifflin Company states, " Divorce was permissible on several grounds, including adultery, which occurred many...

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