What You See Is Not Always What You Get Bestselling author and speaker Steve Maraboli voices that “you will always define events in a manner which will validate your agreement with reality.” Maraboli expresses that the way in which you handle a situation determines the mindset, and that can mislead people into thinking that the outward result is the real reality. Everyone has their own opinions about how they see the world, and sometimes these opinions do not translate to others views. The Great Gatsby shows a true understanding of the difference between perspective and reality. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates the struggles within the class to portray the overall theme of appearance versus reality that has continued to
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Nick Carraway hears of a man named Jay Gatsby from Lucille in one of Gatsby’s parties and he was described as “a German spy during the war” (Fitzgerald 44). Therefore it can be taken away that Jay Gatsby is a mysterious man whom has been given a reputation based on the truth being altered, but to the partygoers it is their reality and truth. However as time goes on the readers will continue to learn more about Gatsby through Gatsby and Carraway’s conversations; it is seen that Gatsby continues to lie about his mysterious past. Gatsby exclaims, “I’ll tell you God’s truth … I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West- all dead now. I was brought up in America, but educated at Oxford, because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years” (Fitzgerald 65). Gatsby is portraying himself as a rich man, but later he states that he became wealthy in a different way. It is revealed that Gatsby had a different appearance than what was presented to the world, and Nick comments “James Gatz- that was legally his name, …but it was already Jay Gatsby. I suppose he’d had the name ready for a long time, even then. The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end” (Fitzgerald 98). Gatsby has …show more content…
Furthermore, in The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway appears to have an understanding of different cultures, and later notes that it is better to have a mindset where “reserving judgment is a matter of infinite hope” (Fitzgerald 2). In the novel Gatsby gives no thought to what others think about him, while Daisy is the exception. Gatsby falls victim to Daisy’s appeal when Gatsby takes the fall of Myrtle’s death, and this event leads to his downfall. Despite the controversial views of Gatsby, Gatsby had continued to oversee others views and focus on his future with Daisy. Gatsby’s initial intention was to forget about his past life as James Gatz, while ironically he could not let go of his past with Daisy. Nick Carraway observes that “we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (Fitzgerald 180). Carraway clarifies that not everyone can overcome the disadvantages of society’s classes; the way society is set up it can eventually lead one to failure in the future. It reminds people to not judge someone on their past mistakes, because it will continue to dictate their lives in the future. F. Scott Fitzgerald gives an excellent observation on the realities of our past, and knowing that the past will always linger in the back of our
Nick Carraway hears of a man named Jay Gatsby from Lucille in one of Gatsby’s parties and he was described as “a German spy during the war” (Fitzgerald 44). Therefore it can be taken away that Jay Gatsby is a mysterious man whom has been given a reputation based on the truth being altered, but to the partygoers it is their reality and truth. However as time goes on the readers will continue to learn more about Gatsby through Gatsby and Carraway’s conversations; it is seen that Gatsby continues to lie about his mysterious past. Gatsby exclaims, “I’ll tell you God’s truth … I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West- all dead now. I was brought up in America, but educated at Oxford, because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years” (Fitzgerald 65). Gatsby is portraying himself as a rich man, but later he states that he became wealthy in a different way. It is revealed that Gatsby had a different appearance than what was presented to the world, and Nick comments “James Gatz- that was legally his name, …but it was already Jay Gatsby. I suppose he’d had the name ready for a long time, even then. The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end” (Fitzgerald 98). Gatsby has …show more content…
Furthermore, in The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway appears to have an understanding of different cultures, and later notes that it is better to have a mindset where “reserving judgment is a matter of infinite hope” (Fitzgerald 2). In the novel Gatsby gives no thought to what others think about him, while Daisy is the exception. Gatsby falls victim to Daisy’s appeal when Gatsby takes the fall of Myrtle’s death, and this event leads to his downfall. Despite the controversial views of Gatsby, Gatsby had continued to oversee others views and focus on his future with Daisy. Gatsby’s initial intention was to forget about his past life as James Gatz, while ironically he could not let go of his past with Daisy. Nick Carraway observes that “we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (Fitzgerald 180). Carraway clarifies that not everyone can overcome the disadvantages of society’s classes; the way society is set up it can eventually lead one to failure in the future. It reminds people to not judge someone on their past mistakes, because it will continue to dictate their lives in the future. F. Scott Fitzgerald gives an excellent observation on the realities of our past, and knowing that the past will always linger in the back of our