In fitzgerald novel the Great Gatsby chapters six through nine there are many examples of illusion vs reality but the two main examples are Jay Gatsby himself and his education. Jay Gatsby is an illusion created by James Gatz. In chapter 6, Nick reveals that Gatsby’s real name is James Gatz and that he comes from a poor family. “James Gatz that was really, or at least legally, his name.”(Fitzgerald 98) James Gatz created Jay Gatsby in order to hide his shameful past of his poor family. He also could have done it in order to have Daisy like him and make it appear that they come from the same social class. Gatsby’s education is also an illusion to be more socially accepted by the wealthy. In chapter 7, Gatsby reveals to Tom that he is really
