Examples Of Phoniness In The Great Gatsby

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One of the most common character traits seen in the people of the roaring twenties/Jazz Age was phoniness. This is one of the many things that F. Scott Fitzgerald made clear with his novel The Great Gatsby. In this book many of the characters don’t show their true selves, instead they put on an act, a fabricated version of themselves in order to impress others. Throughout this essay I will be going over two of these character’s true personality’s as opposed to their counterfeit ones. I will also discuss how the theme of phoniness portrays the Roaring Twenties setting, as well as how Fitzgerald’s opinion of the American Dream counters into the story. The first character to be covered is none other than Jay Gatsby himself. Like many rich people, Gatsby came from humble beginnings. One day Jay met Daisy Buchanan. She was in his eyes the most perfect girl in the world. He …show more content…

In this case his obligation was to acquire wealth. He did this by the illegal selling of alcohol and other shady businesses. Sadly, Gatsby never ends up with Daisy, even though he completely changed his social standing. But what was the phasad? Simple, he completely changed his appearance from simple, humble, and caring to pompous, complex, and ruthless. The second character to be discussed is Daisy Buchanan. Daisy, as was stated in the afore paragraph grew up with a luxurious lifestyle. Because of her rich life growing up she wasn’t willing to be married to Gatsby, but rather chose to marry a man named Tom Buchanan, who was extremely wealthy, yet unfaithful. Nevertheless, when Gatsby finally achieved wealth she was willing to leave her husband for him. However, when something ends up happening that will inevitably bring Gatsby financial and doom she goes back to Tom. Despite Gatsby’s gullibility, it is clear to see that Daisy never really was all those things she appeared to be, but was rather only interested in her personal

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