Shedding Light on the Light shed In John F. Lavelle’s dissertation of “A new theory of the working class: Toward a poststructuralist/postmodernist theory of the representation of working-class individuals in literature” The chapter containing “A Working-class Reading of The Great Gatsby” makes the argument that “Literature… can shed light on the complexity of class and identity in the real world”. (Lavelle 223) With this he analyses the characters of The Great Gatsby Lavelle accomplishes his argument by his authority with the work being his dissertation, the quotes and ideas from other authors, and the use of direct quotes from the novel The Great Gatsby. Found in Florida Tech’s library Lavelle’s dissertation had to jump through a plethora