F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates that real joy does not come from material objects and the deception that wealth will bring people happiness in his novel, The Great Gatsby. Nick Carraway, the narrator, tells about three characters that are not what they seem. A wealthy man, Jay Gatsby, spends his whole life trying to find happiness in money and material things. Daisy and Tom are fake and too careless to know what true reality is. In …showed first 75 words of 481 total…

…showed last 75 words of 481 total…confirms Nick's statement. His actions do not portray actions of love. Tom shows his want to be in control. He acts superior to the women in his life. Tom's relationships, like the people in the novel, are deceptive. It is shown that things are not always what they seem by the fake personality of Daisy, Tom's rough relationships, and how Gatsby lives a lie. People mislead themselves throughout the novel in the way they live.