Actions Speak Louder Than Words In The Great Gatsby

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Within our own selves, someone we know and love has a tendency to tell you one thing and then prove themselves wrong without saying a word but with their behavior. In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Gatsby to convey the idea that actions speak louder than words. Although Gatsby believes Daisy’s words Gatsby remains untrusting and blinded. Fitzgerald describes Gatsby as untrusting and blinded resulting in a broken personality despite Gatsby’s seeming to be happy. Gatsby discreetly has a hard time trusting himself with Daisy and constantly looks to Nick to mollify him. Gatsby relies on Nick to keep himself in check even if he doesn’t listen to Nick’s advice, He is seeking his advice on Daisy and Nick tells him honestly,

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