“If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees” is a quote by Khalil Gibran. This quote accurately describes the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book itself displays an enormous theme of secrets through the main characters. Such as Tom having an affair, Gatsby taking the blame for killing Myrtle, and Nick keeping everybody's secrets. Fitzgerald illustrates the secretive sides of the characters throughout the novel.
Tom is married to Daisy, but has a secret love affair with Myrtle. The reader first knows about this when Jordan explains to Nick, “Tom’s got some woman in New York” (15). Daisy knows about the affair, just not who it is with. Their relationship has always
Tom is married to Daisy, but has a secret love affair with Myrtle. The reader first knows about this when Jordan explains to Nick, “Tom’s got some woman in New York” (15). Daisy knows about the affair, just not who it is with. Their relationship has always