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.
The phrase, âThe American Dreamâ is not actually used by Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby. It was coined in 1931 by writer and historian James Truslow Adams. The son of God part also plays into the theme of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby, showing how Gatsby feels he must achieve wealth and secular prosperity]â¦he is so ashamed of [his unsuccessful family heritage] that he canât keep their name, nor accept them as the family he was born into.