F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald ties in many themes that were used throughout the entire novel together in the last seven paragraphs to produce a unified piece of literature. Since the ending is the last thing a reader remembers, a good ending is essential to unify and summarize the themes of the novel for a greater impact on the reader.

"Gatsby's house was still empty when I left - the grass on his lawn had grown as long as mine. One of the taxi drivers in the village never took

a fare past the entrance gate without stopping for a minute and pointing

inside; perhaps it was he who drove Daisy and Gatsby over to East Egg

the night of the accident and perhaps he had made a story about it all his

own. I didn't want to hear it and I avoided him when I got off the train."

This entire paragraph signifies the grave change that has occurred

in Nick's life. Just as Gatsby's house is empty, so is Gatsby's dream unfulfilled. Gatsby's vision of the American dream destroyed him and left no remnants behind. The grass is symbolic of their belief in the American dream. During Gatsby's life the dream was very much alive for him. He cared

music and the laughter faint and incessant from his garden and the cars

accomplish his mission, to grasp the mysterious.

being closed, few lights, a shadowy ferryboat moving across dark waters with

mood and bring the entire book to prepare for the final end, it gives us an idea of what Nick's future is to become like. The parties and the unrealistic dream that Gatsby held highly are now over. It's time to get serious and forget the silly hopes and concentrate on fulfilling more reliable dreams.

idea in this paragraph with the phrase "run faster, stretch out our arms farther". The whole concept is to achieve the dream as fast as possible, to spread your wings further, to chase after your future until you grasp ahold of it.

the dream. The first part displays Nick's reaction to the great change. Unable to accept Gatsby's death so easily without remembrance of his wild parties, Nick

of brick, stood out clearly in the moonlight and I erased it, drawing my shoe

attentively. After his death, the grass had no one to care for it just like the dream.

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Approximate Word count = 1481
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)