The Great Gatsby: Synthesis of Purpose Using Literary Criticism
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Content Highlights:
paragraphs on the following themes and stylistic choices as well as on each character:
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Content Highlights:
paragraphs on the following themes and stylistic choices as well as on each character:
Purdue OWL page on MLA format for paperA college student sample with citations of literary work and the thoughts of literary scholars from MLA.org:
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Mr. Smith's Links from Critical Reception of The Great Gatsby (Wikipedia):
Churchwell, Sarah (May 3, 2013). "What Makes The Great Gatsby Great?". The Guardian. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
Person, Leland S. (May 1978). "Herstory' and Daisy Buchanan" (PDF). American Literature. 50 (2): 250–257. JSTOR 2925105. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
Donahue, Deirdre (May 7, 2013). "Five Reasons 'Gatsby' Is The Great American Novel". USA Today. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
Gillespie, Nick (May 2, 2013). "The Great Gatsby's Creative Destruction". Washington, D.C.: Reason. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
Krystal, Arthur (July 20, 2015). "Fitzgerald and the Jews". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
Berrin, Danielle (May 23, 2013). "The Great Gatsby's Jew". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
Clark, Edwin (April 19, 1925). "Scott Fitzgerald Looks into Middle Age". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
Ford, Lillian C. (May 10, 1925). "The Seamy Side of Society". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
Person, Leland S. (May 1978). "Herstory' and Daisy Buchanan" (PDF). American Literature. 50 (2): 250–257. JSTOR 2925105. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
Donahue, Deirdre (May 7, 2013). "Five Reasons 'Gatsby' Is The Great American Novel". USA Today. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
Gillespie, Nick (May 2, 2013). "The Great Gatsby's Creative Destruction". Washington, D.C.: Reason. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
Krystal, Arthur (July 20, 2015). "Fitzgerald and the Jews". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
Berrin, Danielle (May 23, 2013). "The Great Gatsby's Jew". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
Clark, Edwin (April 19, 1925). "Scott Fitzgerald Looks into Middle Age". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
Ford, Lillian C. (May 10, 1925). "The Seamy Side of Society". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2013.