Charlemagne, the son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada, was born in 742. Although his parents married before his brother Carloman was born, they were not legally married at the time of Charlemagne's birth, and he was thus thought to be illegitimate (born out of wedlock).
The Great Gatsby. Theme. The overall theme of âThe Great Gatsbyâ is the American dream. Originally, the American dream was supposed to be the pursuit of happiness and the love between a man and a woman. During the story, the American dream is corrupted by the selfish pleasures of the men and women in the story.
Now, in The Great Gatsby, we have Nick as the primary person whose tone there is to discuss because we can see into his thoughts, while with the other characters, we have only dialogue and action to decipher them.ecause Nick is prone to romanticizing the people and events in his life, the tone of the novel becomes very grand and sensual, and this allows for a great deal of stylistic and tonal contrast when the events and persons described aren't terribly noble or admirable.