Selena White
American Literature
Miss Gibbs
18 November 2016
Expressing Carelessness in Both Texts
F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby and E. E. Cummings, author of “anyone lived in a pretty how town” convey similar themes of carelessness. Both selections reveal that not everyone will care through the use of tone, diction, and symbolism. There are several ways these two pieces of text show this theme. When reading The Great Gatsby, carelessness stands out in many quotes in the book…
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