In two well-written paragraphs, explain how Eight Men Out and The Great Gatsby illustrate the following theme: Exploitation of the lower class through the power and greed of the wealthy. 40 points, 2 pages max.
Begin with a topic sentence. Ex: Exploitation is demonstrated through _______________ and ____________ in Eight Men Out and The Great Gatsby.
Brief summarization ofEight Men OutandThe Great Gatsby can be in separate paragraphs or not.
Supporting details and analysisyou may paraphrase evidence, but you must cite it. (Eight Men Out) or (Linder) or (Fitzgerald ___) TWO pieces of evidence from Eight Men Out and TWO pieces of evidence from The Great Gatsby.
Concluding sentence that restates topic sentence connecting The Great Gatsby and Eight Men Out.
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(Fitzgerald 12).
Somewhat of a starting point.
In The Great Gatsby and Eight Men Out, social status and deception are used to illustrate exploitation. The players in the film Eight Men Out are paid unfairly and for less than they deserve. They are irritated because their owner does not pay them fairly. This causes them to be vulnerable to scams that they would normally have turned down but due to their declining social status they are more inclined to accept such an offer. A gang of professional gamblers persuades the Red Sox’s top competitors and athletes to lose the series, and the players accept the arrangement. Unfortunately, when it is revealed in the media that professional gamblers are paying the athletes a substantial sum of money, their careers are shattered.