Read the following excerpt from The Great Gatsby.
To young Gatz, resting on his oars and looking up
at the railed deck, that yacht represented all the
beauty and glamour in the world. I suppose he
smiled at Cody-he had probably discovered that
people liked him when he smiled. At any rate
Cody asked him a few questions (one of them
elicited the brand new name) and found that he
was quick and extravagantly ambitious.
Which two themes does this passage best convey?
A. One need not be ambitious to achieve the American Dream, living a life
of fantasy can lead to ruin.
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B. Faith in the superficial can often lead to disappointment; the will to
succeed can be all-consuming.
O C. People make their own luck; people will go to great lengths to win the
approval of those they admire.
OD. Living a life of fantasy typically leads to disappointment; deception can
have disastrous consequences.