In the great gatsby, does the narrator (nick) redeem himself at the end of the novel when he renounces the lavish lifestyle and returns home?

In The Great Gatsby, Nick is constantly in a struggle between admiring the lavish lifestyles of the rich of New York, and hating the superficiality and fakeness that comes with these. This ambivalence is a source of tension throughout the story.

However, towards the end of the novel, Myrtle's death, Gatsby's murder, and everybody's reactions to the events finally convince Nick that this lifestyle is a selfish, rotten one. He decides he wants nothing to do with it anymore, and decides to return home. By taking these actions, Nick is finally able to redeem himself, as he is able to establish that he is a different character from everyone else, and that he values more important things.

the answer a: perseverance !

invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.