The narrator of “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway states: “Everyone suspects himself of at least one cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people I know.” Truth versus Lies is one of the most common themes that run through this tragic novel where everyone is blind to their own deceit yet believe that they are selfish. Jay Gatsby is the protagonist in the sense that he is a role model in the eyes of Nick; however, he builds his whole persona around only a very limited and uninformed group of random people who he does not correct, yet allows them to spread rumors about his wealth and his identity making him seem truly amazing in the eyes of the people he wants to impress. Nick Carraway believes
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Throughout the novel Daisy has been indulging in Gatsby’s fantasies about reliving the past, but she truly is only doing it to prove that she is not helpless. Over the course of the summer Daisy has been going to Gatsby’s in secret and playing with Gatsby’s emotions. On the last day of summer, the whole gang teamed up at the Buchanan residence in order to make plan on how to spend the day, and as Tom leaves the room where everyone was having a drink before leaving to New York, Daisy quickly moves towards Gatsby and caresses Gatsby’s face with a quick kiss. When confronted by Daisy about her actions, Daisy quickly exclaims, “I don’t care!” (116). When Gatsby hears this from Daisy, it is telling him she is ready to leave everything behind and leave with him. However, on Daisy’s end, it was an only in the moment type of lie, because it is clear later in the novel she chooses Tom and the safety net he provides over all the love that Gatsby can give. At the end of the day when they are in the hotel room, Gatsby wants Daisy to confess the truth about how she never loved Tom. However, when she says that she really does love Tom and she can’t leave him, especially with the baby. This is the last event that seals Gatsby’s fate, this leads to him being killed for loving Daisy. The lie Daisy continuously toys with is that she loves Gatsby, and it is that same lie that pushes him to move near her and go into crime to impress her, it the hope of reliving the ast that forces him over the edge and taking the blame for her murder for
Throughout the novel Daisy has been indulging in Gatsby’s fantasies about reliving the past, but she truly is only doing it to prove that she is not helpless. Over the course of the summer Daisy has been going to Gatsby’s in secret and playing with Gatsby’s emotions. On the last day of summer, the whole gang teamed up at the Buchanan residence in order to make plan on how to spend the day, and as Tom leaves the room where everyone was having a drink before leaving to New York, Daisy quickly moves towards Gatsby and caresses Gatsby’s face with a quick kiss. When confronted by Daisy about her actions, Daisy quickly exclaims, “I don’t care!” (116). When Gatsby hears this from Daisy, it is telling him she is ready to leave everything behind and leave with him. However, on Daisy’s end, it was an only in the moment type of lie, because it is clear later in the novel she chooses Tom and the safety net he provides over all the love that Gatsby can give. At the end of the day when they are in the hotel room, Gatsby wants Daisy to confess the truth about how she never loved Tom. However, when she says that she really does love Tom and she can’t leave him, especially with the baby. This is the last event that seals Gatsby’s fate, this leads to him being killed for loving Daisy. The lie Daisy continuously toys with is that she loves Gatsby, and it is that same lie that pushes him to move near her and go into crime to impress her, it the hope of reliving the ast that forces him over the edge and taking the blame for her murder for