Examples Of Dishonesty In The Great Gatsby

The theme of The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is, the upper class is a very shady set of people who are dishonest and unfaithful. Characters like Nick, Gatsby, Tom and George have twisted views on their own reality due to unfaithfulness and dishonesty. Nick is constantly lied to in the story, for example, Gatsby lied to him about where he got his money. Lies, similar to the one above, give Nick s twisted views on the reality of his friendship. Gatsby has a twisted view on love due to Daisy marrying Tom right after he left for the war. Tom cares more about his affair with Myrtle than his own wife. Neither Tom nor Daisy truly want to be in the relationship. George has his life all mixed up not knowing that Myrtle is being unfaithful

He says, “I’ll tell you god’s truth. I am the son of some wealthy people in the middle west- all dead now” (citation). Gatsby claims on “God's Truth” about his authenticity, but later in the book Gatsby’s friends reveal his real means of making money. Instead of taking money from relatives, he earns money through a chain of drug stores that bootleg illegal alcohol, explained by Tom, "He and this Wolfsheim bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter” (citation). Gatsby lying to Nick about how he earned his money became a major point of dishonesty among him and Nick, and lead to Nick’s unsure feelings on who Gatsby really is as a person. Before, Gatsby was an amazing and kind man from New York’s elite, but now Gatsby is a lying and cheating drug

In the book Gatsby and Daisy were in true love before he went to join the war, and Gatsby promises to come back to their relationship. After the war, he still loves her and dedicates himself to her in the quote, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay" (citation). After Gatsby left for the war he came back to Daisy, now married in a relationship that was obviously dysfunctional. He is scared, though, and does not talk to her for over 5 years, explained here, “He had waited five years and bought a mansion…” (citation). Gatsby in this chapter explains that Daisy was unfaithful to him when he went to war and came back to her married. His one true love, Daisy, left Gatsby and broke his heart. He obsesses over her, although she is married to and loves someone else. This leaves Gatsby fearful of love, along with the fact that he cannot get over her. Another character, George, is also caught up in the same