The Great Gatsby is a novel depicting the American dream. This story portrays the hardships a single man must endure to achieve the ultimate goal. However, deception is a theme present throughout the novel, much like most stories ever written. This dream cannot be achieved due to the shadow of deceit. Most characters in the novel experience this, and most of it roots with Gatsby. Deception is most predominant in The Great Gatsby through Gatsby’…showed first 75 words of 478 total…

…showed last 75 words of 478 total…this minor setback and achieves materialistic success by illegal means. Gatsby later asks Daisy to tell Tom she never loved him. This portrays Jay’s need for her to act the same as he remembers her. Deception can be traced to many literary works. However, it has never been represented better in American literature than in The Great Gatsby. The widespread interactions of Gatsby involve all characters, excluding the narrator, in his cloud of deceit.