In the Great Gatsby, there are many lies that are told throughout the story

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Daruny Yang

09/27/2012

Hour 2

Great Gatsby “A Bad Lie”

        Like many novels, there are going to be many people that disguise themselves from the true world. Sometimes the things that we do are for the good but other times it’s for the bad. Secrets are hidden, lies are told, the truth comes out, and some people are not who they really seem or claim to be. And as humans we all make mistakes here and there but sometimes lying to protect the one’s you love and care about most is good but it can also result into horrible consequences.

        In the Great Gatsby, there are many lies that are told throughout the story. The main lies is when Tom cheats on Daisy, Daisy cheats on Tom, Jordan Baker cheats at a golf tournament “a bad lie”, Gatsby lies to Daisy and everyone about his true identity, and finally Daisy runs over Myrtle. All these lies play a big part throughout the book because it helps characterize the characters through action but it also shows us a deeper and hidden side of each character. In the end, all these lies and deceptions bunched together come down to the “bad lie”.

        In the beginning of Chapter 1, we find out that Tom and Daisy do not have a healthy relationship. At this point we also know that Tom is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson (Mechanic: George Wilson’s wife) when he answers her phone call during dinner. By now Daisy has an idea about the affair but refuses to get divorced because of “religious reasons”. Then again she contradicts herself by having an affair with Gatsby later on in the story. A purpose of Daisy and Tom cheating is because they crave the attention and affection from other people because they don’t know what they really want in life.

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        One of the infamous mishaps of notoriety caused by Jordan Baker was being caught at her first golf tournament which is known in the book as the “bad lie”. Nick found out that “At her first golf tournament there was a row that nearly reached newspapers – a suggestion that she had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round” (60). Golf is a sport known for being truthful. The players must record their own performance and they’re trusted to do so. This shows that Jordan is willing to do anything she can to win and have ...

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