The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a classic novel still today for different reasons. This novel is a tradgedy similar to Romeo and Juliet and Othello.  At the end of The Great Gatsby, Myrtle and Gatsby are both killed, At the end of Othello, Othello and Emilia die, and at the end of Romeo and Juliet,they both kill themselves.  People can relate to some of the events in this novel which keeps them reading, therefore, as years pass, people will continue to read it. This novel also shows the image of a self-made man and how Gatsby went from being poor and having nothing to being rich, successful, and popular.  The Great Gatsby is a classic novel and will be read for many many years because of its characteristics and how some people can relate to the events in it.

Letter to Sullivan Ballou

My dearest Sullivan,


I am so happy to get this letter from you.  I have been waiting to receive one.  I miss you very much and you are always in my heart.  I am praying for you every night before i lay my head down to rest.  I am proud of you for fighting for our country and being willing to lay down all your joys in life to help our home land.  The boys are doing just fine.  They are getting smarter and stronger everyday.  They miss you very much as well and are also praying for you every night.  They need their father by their side while they grow and become men.  My love for thee, i can not put into words.  Every morning when i wake, i think of you by my side and lie there for some time.  I miss you dearly and can not wait till you are home again with the boys and I and can tell us all about your journeys.  My love, but if you do not make it home, you will always be in my heart and always know that you are the only man i have ever loved. And just remember that it will stay that way until i meet with you in Heaven.  So my dearest Sullivan, be safe out on the battlefield because without you I have nothing.


                                                                     ~Sarah