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.
. . . And then one fine morningâ So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.â (Fitzgerald, 189). The green light Fitzgerald mentions in the first sentence is a representation of mens dreams and goals, in this case, Gatsbys.lose Reading: 'The Great Gatsby' Last Paragraph. Fitzgerald ends The Great Gatsby in the following way: âGatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but thatâs no matterâto-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.