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Examples Of Violence In The Great Gatsby

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In literature, the two different kinds of violence are the specific injury that characters bring upon themselves (shootings, stabbings, bombings, etc.) and the when the author brings it upon all of the characters in general to advance the plot. An example of the first type of violence is presented in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Caesar is killed by Cassius, Brutus and their accomplices. The death of Caesar lead to more death and more problems throughout Rome. The purpose was to show how great power can lead to death and destruction and violence only creates a bigger mess. An example of the second type of violence is seen in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Myrtle is killed in a fatal accident by Daisy but due to his great love for her,

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