“I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool - that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool” (Fitzgerald 17). Identify the speaker (1 pt.)
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“I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool - that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool” (Fitzgerald 17). Identify the speaker (1 pt.)
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The speaker of this quote is Daisy Buchanan from "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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