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Pros And Cons Of Newspaper In The Great Gatsby
Throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, events happened that would definitely be shown in the newspaper. In other words, events that took place in the novel would attract publicity. In the 1920s, one of the main ways someone would find information about the news would be in the form of a newspaper. With those two points combined, the project that seemed most fitting was the newspaper writing. The newspaper is called The Gatsby Gazette, and it includes for articles. The main article is about the pros and cons of being rich. This also showcases some of Gatsby's advantages, and disadvantages for being wealthy. The other three articles are about Gatsby's death, the conspiracy that Gatsby has a girlfriend, and a review of

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