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. o 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.

C) People make their own luck; people will go to great lengths to win the  approval of those they admire.

Explanation: In literature, the theme is the underlying message of a story, it is  what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem. Usually this belief, or idea, is universal and transcends cultural barriers. In the given excerpt from "The Great Gatsby" we can see developed the themes of people making their own luck an that people will go to great lengths to win the approval of those they admire (as it is the case of Gatz and Cody).

C

Explanation:

Just to confirm the answer is C. Not all first options are always right btw, but this on is.

rudy is the nazi ideal, unfortunately for the nazis his ideal comes in the form of jesse the complete opposite of those who embrace the idea of white supremacy. over the course of the novel, rudy learns that he wants nothing to do with the hitler youth, and because of this his parents are forced to make a bargain; rudy's father is forced into the military, so that his son can remain home.   both liesel and hans influence that young man that rudy becomes. following han's example, rudy puts aside his own hunger to risk his life so that the jewish prisoners might have bread to eat.

no