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Reality In The Great Gatsby

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Everybody loves a good magician, but behind the greatest trick is an even better illusion. Illusions are everywhere whether we notice them or not. I don’t just mean the magician you see on a street corner, I mean the illusions of reality. Reality is a funny thing- something you have always known can remove its mask to expose the harsh reality underneath. The illusion covering it just creates a facade of reality. Covering up reality ends up hurting most people involved in the long run. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the facade of the reality of the 1920’s through the perspective of many characters. Jay Gatsby is a very well known character in American literature. He presents the theme of the outside doesn’t always match …show more content…

Still blinded by her illusions, Jay continued to wait until his demise. Daisy is involved in the most illusions. She is the cause of Jay’s illusion of faking his confidence, she is living the illusion of Tom and her happiness, and she is an illusion herself. She fakes her whole life. She wastes her whole life being miserable to keep her reputation. She pretends to love Tom, she pretends to love Gatsby. Clearly she doesn’t love Tom, because she cheated on him, and clearly she didn't love Gatsby either, because she didn't even go to his funeral. She didn't care about Gatsby at all until she found out he was wealthy. She is the definition of a god digger, yet she acts so innocent and sweet. Some may believe that Daisy is a victim, but she is the villain of The Great Gatsby. With her constant facades, she singlehandedly ruined many characters lives. Although Tom cheated on her, he actually loved her, and she ruined being faithful to him, she is the actual reason that Jay Gatsby died, and she went into Nick’s life, messed everything up, and walked away from it all. She directly killed Myrtle by hitting her with a car and driving away. Daisy Buchanan got away with everything, but she never feels an ounce of

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