The Great Gatsby: Tragedy From Lies


In the world people try to hide things from each other but one way or
another they find out what they are hiding. In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott
Fitzgerald, the secrecy and deceit practiced by Jay, Daisy, and Myrtle leads to
inevitable tragedy when the truths are revealed.
Jay failed to realize that if you tell a lie most of the time they
tend to come to a boil and burst. For example, "My family have been prominent,
well-to-do people in this Middle Western city for three generations."....pg.2
why did he have to lie when he knew that if they really got to know him they
would find out the truth. Jay gave everyone the impression that he was this kind
of rich-snobbish guy. Who knows why. It is not always good to lie. In Jay's case
when it came down to them finding out the truth they didn't know whether he was
telling the truth or lying. So it was hard for them to believe what he was
saying.
Daisy was another who would......

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