Although creative and intriguing secrets are definite in the novel, the finest piece of secrets within the text is not simply the interactions between the characters residing in Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, but the outstanding secrets dwelling in how Fitzgerald interacts with the audience itself. The name Gatsby itself has a meaning as a combination of Scandinavian and Anglo Saxon roots, interestingly enough, the name equates roughly to ‘City of the Gate’ which ties back to secrets playing a role metaphorically as a gatekeeper, most obvious when examining Gatsby’s faux pas (Boyle 24). The connections are spread across the pages and Fitzgerald connects the power of secrets to real life in seemingly unimaginable manners. The question of how Fitzgerald
