Compare and contrast the character of Gatsby with Fantine:
This essay will compare and contrast the Character of Gatsby and Fantine from the ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Les Misérables’ respectively. One of the common traits in both characters is that they play a central role for the development of both books. Gatsby is the main character of this book. He is around thirty years old and a young man who arises from a considerably impoverished childhood in North Dakota rural areas. He later becomes fabulously wealthy. In spite of this fact, he achieves this desired goal through active participation in organized crime. On the other hand, Fantine is arguably the ...
