1) The decline of the American Dream in the 1920s
2) The Hollowness of the Upper Class
3) The Valley of Ashes
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Answer: to create the effect of tension
Explanation: This may not be right but makes the most sense
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After working for nine years peddling dry goods in Virginia, Diab returned to Lebanon where he married Mary Ramah and had two children.
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