F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, was a remarkable book. Fitzgerald made the characters in the book as real and personal as possible. Three characteristics stood out to me in the novel. Tom's jealous relationship with Gatsby with his wife, Gatsby's lies about who he is and his life, and Daisy's ways of tempting Gatsby to fall in love with her. The novel was inspired by how he fell in love with his wife Zelda. The novel The Great Gatsby shows deception in many of its characters. Deception leads to the downfall of many characters. Gatsby suffered the greatest downfall of all because it cost him his life. In The Great Gatsby, "Gatsby goes to spectacular lengths to try to achieve what Nick calls 'his incorruptible dream': recovering the past by obtaining the love of Daisy Buchannan" (Sutton). Gatsby always had an infatuation with Daisy, said Jordan Baker, “Gatsby bought this house so Daisy would be right across the bay” (Fitzgerald 83). Gatsby and Daisy had a past together. While Jordan played golf, “The officer looked at Daisy while she spoke in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at one day. […] His name was Jay Gatsby and I didn't see him for over four years. even after meeting him on Long Island, I didn’t realize it was the same man” (Fitzgerald 80). Daisy is now in an abusive relationship with Tom Buchannan, "Nick Carraway attends a small meeting publicly accuses Tom of the bruise on his knuckle" (Sutton). When they meet again, Gatsby showers Daisy with love and affection, wanting her to leave her husband Tom, but she is unwilling to do so in their society. Tom and Gatsby argue and Tom tells Daisy about Gatsby's smuggling that led to his wealth. Tom shouted, "He's in the middle of a sheet of paper......al Difference in F. Scott Fitzgerald's fiction." Selinsgrove, PA: Susquehanna University Press, 2001. 100-117. Rep. in Youth Literature Review. Ed. Jelena Krstovic. Flight. 176. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Gale Library Resources. Internet. January 15, 2014. Sutton, Brian. “Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.” Explainer 59.1 (Fall 2000): 37-39. Rep. in 20th century literary criticism. Ed. Linda Pavlovsky. Flight. 157. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Gale Library Resources. Internet. January 15, 2014. “The Great Gatsby.” Literary criticism of the 20th century. Ed. Linda Pavlovsky. Flight. 157. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Gale Library Resources. Internet. January 15, 2014. Trask, David F. “A Note on Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.” » Academic Review 33.3 (March 1967): 197-202. Rep. in student novels. Ed. Diane Telgen. Flight. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Gale Library Resources. Internet. January 15. 2014.