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Quarrels And Symbolism In The Great Gatsby Summary

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It is a story about, a man who is surviving in an unorganized US territories in the 1880s after his members left him. The main role is played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who takes the image of Hugh Glass, a trapper who gathers a fur. Glass and his members led by John Fitzgerald are attacked by Arikara Indians. Although they manage to escape, Glass is attacked by a bear which he manages to kill, but he is wounded deadly. Fitzgerald gives an order to the group to leave Glass since he slows them down. After they half buried him, he somehow manages to recover and starts to pursue Fitzerald seeking revenge. On the way to the traitor, he meets the Arikara Indians for the second time, but again he manages to escape. Although Glass have quarrels with the

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