Theme Of Deception In The Great Gatsby

The story of The Great Gatsby is a story filled with drama, romance, and layers upon layers of deceit. There are a few character's that stood out from the crowd. These character's are Daisy, Gatsby, and Tom. We will be Analyzing these character's and display their deception and faults. The common American dream is to be rich famous and powerful, while this dream seems nice it can easily ruin a persons life while pursuing this dream. What can be said about the Roaring twenties and the American dream? These things will be discussed throughout the paper. The first person we will look into is Tom Buchanan. When this man was first introduced he instantly seemed like the “bad guy” of the story. From racism to unfaithfulness to his wife this man is truly despicable in every way. He is even a complete Hypocrite when he cheats on
She is the cousin of the narrator of the story Nick Carraway. As seen above she is the wife of Tom Buchanan. However when she was younger she had courted Jay Gatsby and after he had to leave for war she promised to wait for him. This obviously did not happen since she is married to Tom. A few years after Gatsby left for war she broke her promise to marry Tom who was a member of a rich and high standard family. She married Tom so she could live a life of luxury without worrying about running out of spending money. Her deceit shows when she broke her promise to Gatsby as well as when she let Gatsby take the blame for killing a friend named Myrtle Wilson when it was actually Daisy who was driving the car that hit and killed Myrtle Wilson. The only times she is seen showing honest love or affection is with her cousin Nick or Gatsby. The illusion Gatsby made for Daisy showing her as the perfect women was never seen through by Gatsby even during his final moment he loved her. However it was clear she was not the woman he made her out to be. Instead of showing up to Gatsby's funeral she was moving away with