GREAT GATSBY James Baldwin looked upon reality and illusion through the eyes of a great author. He saw that all authors live in reality, while everyone else lives in a sense of illusion, or not knowing the whole truth. He shows us that the author must question everything, breaking down the illusions that are set up by people and by our society. Baldwin shows that normal people don't question everything, and therefore are fooled by …showed first 75 words of 1072 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1072 total…great purpose in this novel, although this is good or bad, it is hard to decide. Definitely the illusions are looked down upon Gatsby, but they help present the hubbub and wonder about Gatsby. The illusions are nothing more than mirages, they make you have a false sense of sufficiency, which can be a very bad thing when the bottom of your illusion drops out on you, and you are left with nothing but lies.