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Argumentative Essay On Jay Gatsby's Death

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Jay Gatsby, a wealthy man, was shot dead outside his home this weekend. He was a resident of Long Island, New York but originally from the West. Gatsby served in the Military in World War I and attended Oxford for a short while. He is survived by the father he abandoned, Mr. Gatz. Gatsby also leaves behind his love Daisy Buchanan, wife to Tom Buchanan also from Long Island. While many business partners outlived Jay Gatsby, none of them attended his funeral. “Let us learn how to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead,” said Meyer Wolfsheim (Fitzgerald 170). A Lutheran pastor gave the service, after delaying for hours. While hundreds had attended Gatsby’s parties, few came to his funeral except for his father,
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