In his novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott. Fitzgerald portrays a theme of the negative effects from the separate lives people hold, and how cheating and lying to others could damage a relationship through the characterization of Tom Buchanan and those around him. Throughout The Great Gatsby, People live different lives without thinking about the effect it could have on their friends and family. Tom Buchanan is a prime example of this lesson, because although he is married to Daisy, Tom spends time in the city with his mistress, Myrtle. The effects of his actions are seen when Jordan and Nick talk at the dinner table about Tom’s affair, and the negative reputation that is brought by it. “ ‘Don’t talk, I want to hear what happens’… ‘You mean
