Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD)

Within a modern-day literary work, one must understand the necessities that are required to create a story in which the reader can comprehend and acknowledge all aspects. Such prerequisites include the following: plot, conflict, climax, resolution, protagonist, and antagonist. The protagonist, the character representing all that is good in society, is a must in any such pieces of writings; and another exigency is the antagonist, the character representing all that is evil in society. These two primary characters create the building blocks of a story, henceforth allowing such direct points as the conflict, plot, and resolution to take seed. In "The Great Gatsby" such characters are not excluded as we come...