Falsity In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Gatsby is a perfect example of falsity in the 1920’s. With his re-christened identity, and now excessive, luxurious life, with the hidden previous character, fancy parties and uninvited guests- all of which is to heighten his chances of gaining stature and the pursuit of Daisy Buchanan. The purpose of this section is to indicate Gatsby’s true love for Daisy. It also explores the agony felt over the loss of his own identity; Gatsby rejected his inferior social standing, and contrasts it with the grief of his unrequited love.
Romanticism is a common theme throughout, and illustrates the strong and unrealistic desires Gatsby wishes to pursuit: ‘Her glance left me and sought the lighted top of the steps....’ Fitzgerald uses romantic imagery to

Gatsby’s perseverance led him to affect his own wellbeing. ‘When he came down the steps at last the tanned skin was drawn unusually tight on his face, and his eyes were bright and tired.’ This confirms the lengths he goes to, in order to receive a mere trace of want from Daisy. Gatsby’s denial of the almost impossibility of capturing Daisy’s love was resilient. He was obliged to believe the reconciliation between himself and Daisy was possible, and definite, and therefore realism had to be ‘holy denied’. The fact that Gatsby’s face was ‘unusually tight’ is not normal and therefore explores the idea further of his negatives, which perhaps adds to the prevention of Daisy’s love for him. His eyes were ‘bright’, suggests this could be due to his hope, and ‘tired’ due to his wellbeing. Gatsby’s eager determination to gain a somewhat hold over Daisy was unstoppable and he was convinced he was going to do so. ‘He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you.’’ This being part of Gatsby’s dream enabled the force of romanticism to prosper. As his enthusiasm to truly imbed her love for him in his heart was crucial, and the possibility of her denial of love for Tom was music to Gatsby’s ears if it were to happen. The simple sentence structure of ‘I never loved you’ emphasises the harsh meaning of the words, however the idea that Daisy ‘never’ loved Tom is unrealistic, and therefore for Gatsby’s romantic

In order for the romantic prosper, Gatsby’s stability both financially and socially, determined the preparedness of Daisy’s approval of ‘love’ for him. ‘He broke off and began to walk up and down a desolate path of fruit rinds and discarded favours and crushed flowers’. This detailed sign of tarnished beauty, shows the realism of his previous, shameful past and therefore the improvements he has made since then. Fitzgerald’s use of harsh consonants, which stresses the meaning behind each negative word, ‘discarded’, and the diction of this word reflects and emphasises the shame and hurt Gatsby felt when Daisy rejects him. Realism is frequently contrasting with the romanticism in this novel. ‘You can’t repeat the past.’….’why of course you can!’ Nick’s realist approach enhances the denial of truth by Gatsby, and in order for the romantic prosper, Gatsby must retaliate with bigger, broader ideas and events, explaining why he throws parties of such