Answer:
The purposes of the two passages are different. The first passage is biographical and contains quotes that reflect Grady's feelings about Reconstruction. The second passage is a personal essay which directly states the author's feelings about Reconstruction.
Explanation:
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The irony is that the "nice" mom---Laurie's mom---is the one with the badly-behaved son. She just doesn't realize at first that Charles and Laurie are the same person. Again, the irony is that she believes only a bad mother would have such a bad kid, but HER own son turns out to be the bad kid.
Nick Carraway is not a very trustworthy narrator as can be seen when Jordan calls him dishonest, yet we don't know exactly why. The green light is a symbol of something unattainable for Gatsby, yet it is also a symbol to go and meet Daisy. Whether or not he is Great is up for the reader to decide, some would say he's great for fighting his destiny, other would say he's a fraud who can't escape what he is no matter how hard he tries.
