Saturday, August 2, 2014

What would be a good thesis statement for the Great Gatsby when writing an essay?

Some possible thesis statements
below:


1. Although Jay Gatsby lived his life loving Daisy,
she did not even attend his funeral.


2. Although the night
life was all glitter and glamor at West Egg, when the lights went out, money could not
buy Jay Gatsby happiness.


3. Although Jay Gatsby was living
the American Dream, he died in an unhappy state of mind.


4.
The Great Gatsby is a classic novel in which money is the center of
many characters' lives; however, that money could not buy
happiness.


5. All the money in the world would not make Jay
Gatsby happy for he lived to love Daisy Buchanan and died without her
love.


6. The Great Gatsby is filled
with many characters who live hopeless, lonely lives, even though they have all the
money one could want.


7. Although Jay Gatsby acquired all
the money he needed, he never reached his goal in having Daisy as his
own.


8. Jay Gatsby lived in a dream world and died dreaming
he could have daisy Buchanan, but in reality, Daisy would never have belonged to
Gatsby.


9. The Great Gatsby is a
tragic tale about a man who lost his life over a woman who did not even attend his
funeral.

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