... was forced to take on to pay for his tuition for the school. This shows he was creating the fantasy of his money being inherited from his dead parents from San Francisco to hide the fact that he is simply a bootlegger. Additionally, he lies about where he got a lot of his money by posing that he had rich relatives. In chapter 2, rumours ... ...
... worn so threadbare that they evoked no image except that of a turbaned 'character'- (Fitzgerald 70) When asked by the narrator about his Midwest origins, "Gatsby ignorantly, but elegantly, tells him San Francisco, geography losing to the pretensions of the romantic imagination." (Lehan 60) Gatsby's future with Daisy will never materialize because it was based on lies. He romanced her as a penniless soldier ... ...
... later, Gatsby visits Nick's home and invites him to lunch. At this point Gatsby's origins are unclear, but Gatsby clarifies the story: he tells Nick that he is from a wealthy San Francisco and was educated at Oxford after serving in the Great War (for which he received a number of decorations). However, his tentative manner indicates that he may be lying to Nick ... ...
... from wealthy people from the Midwest, that are all dead. He claims to be educated at Oxford. Then when Nick asks from what part of the Midwest, Gatsby responds with "San Francisco". That is a hint right there that there is something fishy about his past. We also learn about Gatsby's infatuation with Daisy in this chapter. We hear the story from Jordan ... ...
... the west (were good at one time), have moved east, signifying their loss of the original good they possessed. It is interesting to find that Gatsby, claiming to hail from San Francisco, considers this the Midwest. Gatsby is utterly confused by the question of his birthplace, signifying his confusion with the question of good and evil. He doesn't really know what lies ... ...
