What Is The Dishonesty In The Great Gatsby

Respect, observant, self-deprecating, judgments and honesty. These are the words that come to mind when reflecting back on the novel The Great Gatsby. The narrator, Nick, is a quiet, reflective 30 year old man who moves to New York to learn about the bonding business. Now, it is probably easy to think of many differences between myself, a 17 year old girl living in the 21st century, and Nick a 30 year old man alive during the 1920’s but perhaps the similarities aren't quite as clear. Well if you look below the surface it is found that there are many traits that Nick and I share. The American Dream is defined as how a person would achieve the perfect life. I believe that Nick and I share the same ideas of attaining this “perfect life”. By becoming successful, focusing on individualism, and holding genuine happiness. Although Nick and I may
For example I do not know who I truly am, just like Nick doesn’t. I say this about myself because I am constantly changing my views and outlook on life. Knowing what and who to value is a difficult task to accomplish and I honestly struggle with it everyday. I believe Nick also struggles with his identity. For instance, the way in which he handles dishonesty in the book. There is dishonesty between marriages, businesses and deaths. Nick knows everyone's secrets and I believe is indecisive on how to deal with them. Nick illustrates this struggle with the words of the book, one example being “He was clutching at some last hope and I couldn't bear to shake him free”(158). Nick is struggling what to do about the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy. He has to make the decision of whether he is going to play the part of crushing their dreams or supporting their relationship. I believe these similarities and differences prove that although many years have passed our relationships with our identity have not shifted but instead stayed the