Lies In The Great Gatsby

Lies can be associated to anything of any allegiance. They can contrast from small accusations such blaming your dog on lost homework to being busted for having forged a fake diploma. Lies often leave behind a negative effect in the end because the listener will eventually find out. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, the main character wraps himself in lies in an attempt to paint himself in his perspective of perfection causing his gradual and inevitable downfall. Gatsby’s wealth is a big part of his version of perfection. His wealth was claimed to have originated from ”’My family all died and I came into a good deal of money.’” (Fitzgerald 65) Gatsby’s lie about his wealth illustrates how he does not want people to know about how he truly achieved his wealth. His true source of wealth, “‘bought up a lot of side-street …show more content…
A big example would be “‘Was Daisy driving?’ ‘Yes,’ he said after a moment. ‘But of course I’ll say I did it.’” (Fitzgerald 143) This quote displays Gatsby’s willingness to lie, even if it were for a good cause. The lie however impacts George Wilson, who decides to murder him in revenge. Gatsby’s lie to save someone reveals how lying is not a good or safe method to help someone because in the end, a lie will never bring be too beneficial. Another example would be “It passed, and he began to talk excitedly to Daisy, denying everything, defending his name against the accusations that had not been named. But with every word, she was drawing on the dead dream.” (Fitzgerald 134) The quote is portraying how Daisy is getting uncomfortable about Gatsby’s occupation. Gatsby lied to everyone about the way he earned his money, now Daisy has strained relations with Gatsby as a result of hiding the truth from Daisy. Lies cannot bring any good regardless of how they are being used to do, people who use them will never bring anything good with