Examples Of Lies In The Great Gatsby

and she was making fun of his wife and Tom got irritated and didn’t like that very much and used a violent manner to stop her. Nick states “It was after we started with Gatsby towards the house that the gardener saw Mr. Wilson's body a little way off in the grass and the holocaust was complete. ”(162) This quote may not seem like much of a lie but really it’s the aftermath. Tom had told George Wilson that the car that had hit his wife Myrtle, was Gatsby’s car.

Lies and Deceit Wrapped Up With a Pretty Bow We are often infatuated with pretty things, whether we’re aware of it or not. The shiny new toy or person always manages to capture our attention. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald exposes the truth behind everything that seems to be pretty and perfect. Fitzgerald teaches us this through the protagonist of the story, Jay Gatsby.

The rumors regarding Gatsby spread rampantly as somebody told [them] they thought he killed a man once, and Gatsby was a German spy during the war. When people are curious about one’s past, people tend to conjure up theories they see fit. Gatsby does not share his upcoming with others, which leads to a reputation that proceeds Gatsby. This notion is expanded in Roger L. Pearson’s discussion of the relation between Gatsby’s past and the American Dream, where “Gatsby relates his ‘past,’ Nick wonders if ‘there wasn’t something a little sinister about him, after all’ (65)” (Pearson 640).

One may wonder about different peoples' origins and if they were lying or telling the truth about their own origins? In The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it shows the outcomes of Jay Gatsby lying about his origins and where he came from had consequences eventually when it came to having people be there for you in the end. Jay Gatsby's lies lead to the theme that lying will not get you much, in fact it could leave you with no true friends. The actions that Jay Gatsby takes to lie about his origins leads to the rejection of other characters. Jay Gatsby lies throughout the story to each character about who he is and where his money comes from.

One character, Myrtle Wilson, is brutally killed as she is hit by the “‘death car’ [which] didn’t stop…” (137). The car that hit Myrtle was not only yellow, but was Gatsby’s. In addition, Fitzgerald confirms that the yellow car paralleling to death was not coincidental, as he has a few other characters’ deaths connected to yellow, including Gatsby’s. Gatsby is killed indirectly due to his own car, which allows Wilson to find and end his wife’s thought-to-be murderer. Furthermore, a little bit before the murder, Gatsby catches sight of Wilson, who is compared to a ghost appearing from “among the yellowing trees” (161).

In life, what is perceived tends to show misconception in how thoughts play out. One prime character in the novel is, Jay Gatsby, he was not capable to decide between the love he felt for Daisy and the illusion that he could recapture her love by inventing a false past. Jay believed he could repeat the past. In the novel, Jay Gatsby refuses to establish the differences in the reality of his life and his illusions for his love for Daisy. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s American classic: “The Great Gatsby,” displays how deception effects when one falls in love and when one realizes reality.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel that depicts the American Dream; however, the American Dream cannot be established without running over a few people in the process. Gatsby the protagonist of the novel is known to deceive others and himself; however, his lies are not meant to hurt anyone. Gatsby is lost in his desire to be rich and have Daisy’s love, and in his desire forgets about how his actions may harm others. In addition, Gatsby only wanted to be more than his parents who were “shiftless and unsuccessful farm people” (98). Gatsby’s deception goes as far as fabricating who he is, his financial standing in the past; including how he makes his money, lying to Daisy, and allowing others to tell rumors about himself.

When Myrtle is hit by the car and killed, the reader knows that the operator of the car is Daisy and not Gatsby. Yet, when Gatsby is talking to Nick outside of the Buchanan’s house, he says that he is going to lie and take the blame for Myrtle’s death. In the novel Gatsby and Nick say, “‘Was Daisy driving?’ ‘Yes,’ he said after a moment, ‘but of course I’ll say I was’” (Fitzgerald 151)

Gatsby many times acknowledges that he always felt like he was destined to be greater and richer. While explaining this he says,”I never considered my parents my actual parents.” This could mean that he truly believes his real parents were not his real parents and disregards his childhood as if it never happened. Another point where Gatsby clearly suffers from self-deception is his obsession with Daisy and his desire to be with her even though she is married and he has not seen her in numerous years.

One way that Gatsby presents a lack of truthfulness is in the background stories that he tells to everybody about him. For instance, when Gatsby is talking to Nick in the car, “I am the son of some wealthy people

“All liars lie to protect themselves, to protect their egos from the raw pain of the truth” (Aminatta Fonna). Would you ever lie to someone you love to protect your ego? The Great Gatsby is a love story with twists and turns that don’t end well for people. Readers also learned what wealth can do to a person and the difference between old wealth and new wealth. Through the character of Daisy Buchanan, Fitzgerald shows readers how money and wealth can cause people to be dishonest and lose their morals since they have a cushion of money beneath them.

That fellow had it coming to him. He threw dust in your eyes just like he did in Daisys, but he was a though one. He ran over Myrtle like you’d run over a dog and never even stopped his car” Tom Know that it was actually daisy drivning the car; not Gatsby , but he told wilson that it was Gatsby so that he wouldnt loose Daisy, not beacuse he loved Diasy but becsue he didnt want to loose conrol over his life. Beause of his actions Gatsby was murdderd, we see that selfhisly lying, caused pain and suffering for more people that it would have if the truth was

Characters throughout The Great Gatsby present themselves with mysterious and questionable morals. Affairs, dishonest morals, criminal professions, weak boundaries and hypocritical views are all examples of immorality portrayed in The Great Gatsby. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, lies and mischief fill the lives of many and significantly damage numerous relationships. First, Jay Gatsby's whole life is consumed into a massive lie. His personality traits set him apart from others and the attention he accumulates motivates him to falsely portray his life.

If one is honest, they are to be free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere. The quality of being honest is honesty. Although characters in The Great Gatsby are quite sincere, they fall short in the possession of honesty. The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which depicts how American life was during the Roaring Twenties.

Gatsby is idealistic for love and a future with Daisy. Based on the lies about his past and his truth about his love for Daisy, for Gatsby’s fabrications consist of deception for his past. He misleads others by telling his past by being from Midwest, attending Oxford, and being wealthy. But, he does not lie about the war or his love for Daisy. However, he briefly explains the truth.