Myrtle Wilson's sister, Catherine, declares that Myrtle was "crazy about [George, her husband] for a while" (p. 39). Myrtle Wilson vehemently denies being "crazy in love" with George, but rather, that "[t]he only crazy I was was when I married him" (p. 39). ... Already, the women are so light-headed and insubstantial as real characters that they are likened to balloons being blown around the room. ... The responses from the two women above are almost laughable in their ethereality - here are two wealthy women, having achieved portions of the American Dream (through financial wealth, pr...

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The 1960's was a decade that changed the world. ... The 60's saw everything from the election and assignation of the nation's first Catholic president, a divisive war with Vietnam, the space race which led to American astronauts landing on the moon, the Arms Race with Russia, the Civil Rights Movement, the assignation of Martin Luther King, Jr., and on and on. The 60's were very volatile and unstable. ... This speech is one of the most famous speeches in all of American history. ... In Blanton's murder trial, several of his own family members testified against hi...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School