“Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known." A quote by Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby. The author portrays Nick as a moral guide through a novel filled with deception. Gatsby, the describes his life story, putting together various parts of information. Allowing rumors to be spread regarding his occupation and his wealth, he does not let much of his identity to be known. Daisy Buchanan is a character that is dishonest to others, as well as herself through statements that she makes concerning her child, and her marriage. Dishonesty reveals the truth about each character’s disposition.
The desire for a better life is what intrigues Myrtle to have an affair with Tom. This decision hurts her marriage with George. It eventually leads to her death and the loss of happiness. Myrtle’s hope and desire for a perfect, wealthy and famous type life now gone. Myrtle says, “The only crazy I was, was when I married him. I knew right away I made a mistake. He …show more content…
The wealthy Jay Gatsby appears to be so close to grasping everything he has always wanted but, his means of getting there is a secret he must continue to lie about forever. but the real Gatsby is really nothing like his stories display how he is. He is simply ashamed of his past, and to be who he wants to be that past must remain a secret. Daisy, however, is shamed by what she has done recently, having an affair. Daisy lying is much more complex as a young woman she seems quite lost and her lying is not as deliberate as Gatsby’s. The way in which the author writes these characters causes many things to be revealed by their actions, reveals the weaknesses of each character. They all think that money can buy you happiness. It does not. Being rich does not necessarily mean that person will be
The desire for a better life is what intrigues Myrtle to have an affair with Tom. This decision hurts her marriage with George. It eventually leads to her death and the loss of happiness. Myrtle’s hope and desire for a perfect, wealthy and famous type life now gone. Myrtle says, “The only crazy I was, was when I married him. I knew right away I made a mistake. He …show more content…
The wealthy Jay Gatsby appears to be so close to grasping everything he has always wanted but, his means of getting there is a secret he must continue to lie about forever. but the real Gatsby is really nothing like his stories display how he is. He is simply ashamed of his past, and to be who he wants to be that past must remain a secret. Daisy, however, is shamed by what she has done recently, having an affair. Daisy lying is much more complex as a young woman she seems quite lost and her lying is not as deliberate as Gatsby’s. The way in which the author writes these characters causes many things to be revealed by their actions, reveals the weaknesses of each character. They all think that money can buy you happiness. It does not. Being rich does not necessarily mean that person will be