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Examples Of Deception In The Great Gatsby

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Throughout the lives of humans, there are many concepts that are built upon as well as learned from early ages though since humans need to grow before being able to comprehend a majority of what humanity has come about with they are sheltered with concepts that are easy to understand and won't cause them to have a rough development which would lead to a loss of innocence and an introduction to the “real world” too early. Santa Clause who gives gifts to those on the Nice List on Christmas Day or the Tooth Fairy who collects teeth if you are to put your baby teeth underneath your pillow and will leave a gift as an exchange are basic concepts that spare the innocence of children while helping them develop their imaginations. Though stories like Santa, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny are innocent and mean no harm once those developing children reach a certain age they learn that they were Deceived and driven away from the realities of this world. …show more content…

A vintage piece of literature written by F. Scott Fitzgerald where conceptual Deception is everywhere in the writing is The Great Gatsby. The concept of Deception is more of the building block for the story due to not every action and decision made is made with Deceiving someone or something in mind. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scot Fitzgerald presents the idea that “Situations aren't always what they seem” This is supported by F. Scot Fitzgerald's use of the literary device of Dramatic Irony causes the reader to know more than the characters leading them to see the reality behind every deceiving shell that is made by the

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The main 3 things these characters will lie for is money, love, and having the upper hand. These characters have trouble saying the truth due to the fact that they have a reputation to uphold. One can see the characters in the novel The Great Gatsby and the musical Chicago lie in order to achieve success and maintain their social status.     Characters lie for financial gain in the novel, The Great Gatsby and the musical Chicago.  

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Lying to yourself or others no matter the intent will result negatively In the novel The Great Gatsby we see that when we lie too our selves and dont face reality we only end up getting hurt in the end. Grasby was a man with a dream but that dream could only ever be a dream, Fitzgerald wrote “Cant repeat the past?’ he cried incredulously. ‘Why of coures you can!”(116)Gastbys idea of daisy and his life with her is entirely based off a short persiod of time that he had to spend with her.

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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.

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“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.

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Firstly, the concept of deceit is a universal issue presented in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby is a prime exhibitor of this issue, as he lies about many things. For example, he lies to Daisy when she asks him "I thought you inherited your money" (Fitzgerald, CH 5, Para 97). He replies with “I did, old sport, [...]

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