Fitzgerald presents a character with the same ability in The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby, the titular character himself. ... By the end of the novel, only a few characters actually learn of Gatsby's true origins. ... This is because, for characters like Jay Gatsby and Huck Finn, reality is only as they present it to be. ... The Joads of the Grapes of Wrath suffer the stark reality of the dust bowl. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"On The Ghost of Tom Joad, the song's characters express Springsteen's social concerns more clearly and directly than ever" (Fischer, 208). ... " Springsteen's single "The Ghost of Tom Joad" is inspired by John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath....

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Because of this, a large following of Rice's characters has developed, especially Lestat de Lioncourt. ... Another famous author with a large cult following is Stephen King.29 His works have gained a great audience not because of their characters or stories, but because of King himself. ...

• Word Count: 3126
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School