Is living a false life of fame and fortune worth all the pain of lies? This is a question that many characters face in the novel The Great Gatsby. Do they have to make difficult decisions to decide if it is worth suffering or if they should continue to live a normal life? Throughout the book there are many characters who lie and cheat. Even though each character cheats in their own way, they all do it for the same reason, which is to be rich and have a high social class. The theme of this novel is that sometimes it is worse to live a life full of lies and riches than to live a life of normality. Jay Gatsby is in love with Daisy and wants to spend the rest of his life with her but unfortunately, when they first met, he couldn't. In the novel, Gatsby says that the only reason Daisy didn't marry him was because he was poor. So to win Daisy, Gatsby had to be rich. However, to maintain his illegal way of earning his wealth, Gatsby must lie. Gatsby also has to lie about his past. On page 65 Nick says “…and I knew why Jordan Baker believed he was lying. Did she rush the phrase "educated at Oxford" or swallow it, or choke on it..." Gatsby has to lie about his family, childhood, and education just to name a few. In fact, Gatsby even lies about his name , who is actually James Gatz, so Daisy won't find out about his poor past, he had to lie and cheat about everything to get the girl of his dreams. Throughout the book many people at the party spread rumors about Gatsby and how he got it his money. But he doesn't correct them because he doesn't want anyone to find out the truth, otherwise he won't be able to catch Daisy. Gatsby lies so much that he is forced to cover up old lies with new ones. On page 90, for... half of the paper... but it would still be a good and stable house. There wouldn't be all the cheating and lies. It wouldn't be deserted because it would be similar to the actual mansion. It would be the same thing for Gatsby if he hadn't lied about his whole house life and had a normal life. Gatsby had to build a new life full of lies to win over Daisy. Myrtle constantly lied to herself that she deserved better and with that came jealousy and rejection. But actually their real life wasn't that bad. They wouldn't have to put up with the lies and all the horrible results that come with them. Even though their lives wouldn't be super special or extravagant, they would be simple and they wouldn't have to fear getting trapped in lies. All these points prove that sometimes it is worse to live a life full of lies and riches than a normal life. Works Cited The Great Gatsby