Deception In The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald published a Novel known  as the Great Gatsby in the year of 1925. At the time of it’s release it wasn’t very successful it was only after a couple years afterwards that it started to gain success. In modern day it is very well-known to a majority of High School Students, College students, and adults. The era in which this novel takes place in is during the 1920’s a historic time in America’s History which was known as the Roaring Twenties. Businesses and Stock markets were doing so well and it was the highest point of America’s Economy. Fitzgerald introduces a couple of interesting characters that fit together and really sets the tone for the novel. The first character introduced into the storyline is Nick Carraway and throughout the story he follows a character who goes by the name of Jay Gatsby. Throughout the novel Gatsby is very mysterious towards everyone especially towards Nick, no one really knows who is Jay Gatsby or the details of his past or in what manner he was able to gain all the wealth he has. Gatsby is an example of character deception.

Lying has deadly effects on both the individual who lies and those around them. This concept is demonstrated in The Great Gatsby. Although Gatsby, Tom and Myrtle have different motives for being deceitful, they all lie in order to fulfill their desires and personal needs. Myrtle’s desire to be wealthy is illustrated when she first meets Tom, dressed in his expensive clothing, as her attitude changes when she puts on the luxurious dress and when she encourages Tom to buy her a dog. Tom’s deception is clear when he hides his affair with Myrtle by placing Myrtle in a different train, withholding the truth from Mr. Wilson of the affair and convincing Myrtle and Catherine that he will one day marry Myrtle. Gatsby tries to convince himself and

Deception is an act intentionally inflicted upon others in order to, satisfy one's wants and needs. In the novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby deceives others for both his personal gain and love. While Jay Gatsby lives day by day deceiving others, he thinks not much of it. Gatsby sees himself has merely just moving on from the past and onto a new life. However, through his acts of deception he is stirring up a fatal situation. Fitzgerald portrays Jay Gatsby as a man who is wealthy and as some may say “living the life”. Jay Gatsby however, is merely a mask put on by James Gatz, the same man, to live the life he has always desired. Once settled in as Jay Gatsby, he starts to find it difficult to maintain an image expected by others. In this novel, James Gatz lives a false life as Jay Gatsby to satisfy his wants and needs, but has his act of deceiving others comes to an crumble Fitzgerald is able to showcase the struggle and cost of deception.

     Throughout his love for Daisy, he tried different ways to get her to love him. Gatsby lied by acting like someone he is not. Gatsby love to her was through other people. All the friends he made, turned out not to be his friends. The loneliness that he experienced caused him to find a way for his friends and Daisy to love him. He never won the love of Daisy or his friends. The lies and games, he played cost the loss of his life.

Lies are a treacherous thing, yet everyone tells a few lies during their lifetime. Deceit surrounds us all the time; even when one reads classic literature. For example, F. Scott Fitzgerald makes dishonesty a major theme in his novel The Great Gatsby. The falsehoods told by the characters in this novel leads to inevitable tragedy when the truth is revealed.

Have you ever wondered why it can be so hard to tell the truth, or why it seems better to tell a lie? In both F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Rob Marshall’s Chicago, characters lie because they feel that it is easier. However, lying leads to a downward- spiral. The society we live in can either lead us to a complicated relationship with the truth or easy going. The problem with constantly telling lies is that it starts off with one then leads to another until everything you say is a lie. People know it is easier to tell lies than face the truth because they are either doing it for money, or protection for themselves, people they love, or relationships. Yes, telling lies can help but imagine the damage you’re building up on the way. Nobody likes liars and liars can be found anywhere, even families lie to each other. Relationships are just like thin pieces of paper that make small tears to it every time a lie is told. The paper can be put back together but it will never be the same or be seen the same.

The act of deception could be done for many reasons, whether it be for love or personal gain. In the novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby deceives others for both his personal gain and love. While Jay Gatsby lives day by day deceiving others, he thinks not much of it. Fitzgerald portrays Jay Gatsby as a man who is wealthy and as some may say “living the life” however, Jay Gatsby is merely a mask put on by James Gatz, the same man, to live the life he has always wanted. Once known as Jay Gatsby to all, he is living a two sided life and as time goes by he finds it hard to manage. In this novel, Fitzgerald shows the struggles and consequences of deception through Jay Gatsby putting on a mask and living a false life.

Yellow symbolizes falsity and dishonesty. When Nick is with Tom and Myrtle, she changes into a cream colored dress and “her personality had also undergone a change,” (Fitzgerald 34) as she put on a false persona. The color yellow represents her alter in attitude and lack of purity, and the same goes for other characters in the book. At the beginning, Daisy was dressed in white as a symbol of innocence, but as she began to progress and show her flaws, the yellow in her wardrobe became significant. Yellow also exemplifies dishonesty during the gathering at Myrtle and Tom’s apartment.

We are all taught at a young age that lying is bad and we should always tell the truth, the truth shall set you free. Certainly characters from the movie Chicago directed by Rob Marshall and the book The Great Gatsby by: F. Scott Fitzgerald had a lot of trouble with the truth. They did not seem to stop lying in particular the female characters. They lie for their own benefit, but also lie because of their fear what society will think of them as a result of their sins.

In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald unravels the truth behind an “American Dream” by showing the connections between one’s hopeful happiness and lonely truth. Nick Caraway narrates the story of this man named Gatsby, notoriously known for hosting extravagant parties. Nick meets with his cousin Daisy, who is Gatsby’s dream girl from the past, and Daisy’s husband Tom, who is cheating on Daisy with Myrtle. Tom finds out Daisy and Gatsby like one another but Gatsby asks to much of Daisy. Gatsby and Daisy are driving home from the hotel when Myrtle runs in front of the car, gets hit, and dies instantly.

Changes of perception: Through appearances, deception and the truth Appearances and perceptions never show the whole story. Often people perceive others and the world around differently than the reality it actually is. The truth is often overshadowed by other’s interpretations and views. Due to this, what we see or hear becomes what we believe. Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, Baz Luhrmann’s film

“We all turned and looked around for Gatsby. It was a testimony to the romantic speculation inspired that there were whispers about him from those who had found little that it was necessary to whisper about in this world.(44)”. Gatsby's deceives Daisy by reserving the information of how he made his money, he didn’t blatantly lie but he never told her the whole truth and let her believe what she wanted. He knew that Daisy was shallow and wouldn’t accept him if she knew what really happened.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel showcases betrayal in a repulsive sense. The topic was first introduced in the opening chapter of The Great Gatsby. Nick was visiting Daisy when her husband, Tom, received a phone call. Though the reader is unknowing of the actual conversation, Miss Jordan Baker alerts Nick of Tom’s alleged affair. It is later proved, by Mr. Buchanan himself, that Tom is having relations with the married Myrtle Wilson.

Secrets are a Well kept part of life, More so than in the 20th century. From little white Lie to Giant and Complex lies that we soon take as the truth ourselves, It’s silent and immobile and Even when These Secrets are locked tight even the slightest slivers of the truth eventually See the light of day. Secrets play a key Role in The Great Gatsby, And like In dominoes each secret kept is a Nail in James Gatz’s and Myrtle’s coffin. Let’s start with Tom Buchanan, The husband of Gatsby’s Dearest Daisy. A Man who speaks with more Brawn than brain, he’s not only stubborn but tries to hide the fact (or possibly doesn’t even realize) he’s an idiot by looking at Any study or book he can get his hand on

Ali Peyton March 24, 2017 AP English Dr. Kapolka Secrets and Consequences In our world today, secrets play an important role in the way our society works. When one keeps a secret from another person, the relationship may become strained. Consequently, the secret will inevitably reveal itself, sometimes causing distrust. In the book, Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author writes of “the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg” (23) watching over the characters and reserving judgement.