Lies

Question 1

• Nick is trustworthy

- Ironic as novel seems to be one big judgement

Answer 1

“I’m inclined to reserve all judgments”

Question 2

Public lies about Gatsby through rumours

Answer 2

“Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once.”

“it’s more that he was a German spy during the war.”

Question 3

Even the books are a lie, just for display

GATSBY’s VISAGE for Daisy

Answer 3

“It’s a bona-fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me.”

Question 4

Nick speaks on finding out Jordan Baker’s cheating golf career

Answer 4

“Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply”

Question 5

Nick learns to not trust anyone

Answer 5

“I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known”

Question 6

Gatsby may lie a lot, but he’s not very good at it—and that, in Nick’s eyes, makes him more honest than half the fakers who come to his parties.

Answer 6

“I think he hardly knew what he was saying, for when I asked him what business he was in he answered, “That’s my affair,” before he realized that it wasn’t the appropriate reply.”

Question 6

N/A

Answer 6

N/A

Question 7

Tom uncovers Gatbsy’s mask of lies

Answer 7

“I’ve made a small investigation of this fellow,”

Question 8

Tom lies about the crash, blaming Gatsby rather than Daisy

Answer 8

“‘He ran over Myrtle like you’d run over a dog and never even stopped his car.’

There was nothing I could say, except the one unutterable fact that it wasn’t true.”