"(50), Owl Eyes insists that Gatsby's house is one big fake to impress people. ... At first, the reader is introduced to Gatsby as just the talk of the crowd. ... Gatsby's illusion goes as far as that his name is not really "Gatsby". By developing Gatsby slowly throughout the book, Fitzgerald has allowed the reader experience first hand how Gatsby's appearance in the book is all an act to cover up his true identity. ... Like Gatsby, he goes through great pains and holds jobs that he hates, such as writing short stories, in order to satisfy his love's extravagant lifestyl...

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