The Great Gatsby has shown that you cannot judge a book by its cover; or rather in this case you cannot judge a person without getting to know them. Nick Carraway has learned this lesson through the events that have occurred in East and West Egg; every person is perceived by the ongoing events that happen to shape the realities of others. Throughout the novel many of the characters have shown that there is more to the eye than what is their appearances have shown. F. Scott Fitzgerald used his insights to create the theme of appearance versus reality to grasp the idea that even if we do not want to admit it, society perceives the mind to differentiate different
