How Community Influences an Individual's Identity in the Great Gatsby, A Raisin in the Sun, and A Lesson Before Dying

This analytical essay shares the influence of community on an individual by using the novels A Lesson Before Dying, The Great Gatsby, and A Raisin in the Sun. The author looks at the characters Grant, Jay Gatsby, and Beneathea and explores why each character's identity is influenced, in part, by their community.

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"This is a great analysis of how the community influences an individual in these three pieces of work. You follow the five paragraph essay format well by using a clear introduction and conclusion, along with each of your body paragraph discussing an individual work. The conclusion does a nice job bringing all of your ideas together to provide a main takeaway for your reader. You use sufficient analysis and evidence from the text to help support your points. The only thing that I feel could use a bit of work is the introduction; the first few sentences don't flow as smoothly as they could. Try reading them out loud or having someone edit or proofread your essay to help clear this up."

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"How Community Influences an Individual's Identity in the Great Gatsby, A Raisin in the Sun, and A Lesson Before Dying." Kibin, 2025, www.kibin.com/essay-examples/how-community-influences-an-individuals-identity-in-the-great-gatsby-a-raisin-in-the-sun-and-a-lesson-before-dying-X20umeAO

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"How Community Influences an Individual's Identity in the Great Gatsby, A Raisin in the Sun, and A Lesson Before Dying." Kibin, 2025. http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/how-community-influences-an-individuals-identity-in-the-great-gatsby-a-raisin-in-the-sun-and-a-lesson-before-dying-X20umeAO.