Have you ever done anything to fit in? Maybe you pretend to be smarter than you are, richer than you are, or never reveal how you really feel about things because you're insecure and you are afraid. Some people act like something they are not because they want to try to make themselves better than others to fit in. Does being someone you really are not work out in the end? Fitzergerald makes these points in several ways, including through the events of the plot and even through the different types of characters throughout the story. Daisy may seem like a nice and good girl, perhaps because of her appearance. But the reader eventually discovers that Daisy really doesn't care about other people. She only cares about herself by making herself beautiful, as shown on page 16: "Daisy took her face in her hands as if she felt its pretty shape, and her eyes gradually moved away into the velvet twilight. » Daisy knows she's better than everyone. Appearance isn't the only thing Daisy feels superior at. Money becomes a major factor in how Daisy feels about herself and others. On page 149 it says "she disappeared into her rich home, into her rich and busy life, leaving Gatsby nothing" - she left Gatsby because he forced her to make a choice. She realized that Tom had more money and that she loved Gatsby, but not anymore. All she wants is money, so she chose Tom so that instead of being defined by society based on her personality, she would be judged solely on her wealth - another mask. Myrtle, on the other hand, is a little different. She is married, but she is having an affair with Tom. She ends up falling in love with Tom and according to page 34, her marriage to George was for the wrong reason, even though it was love. She says, "The one... middle of paper ... like her true self, the one she fell in love with above all else, things would have worked out in the end." the book, no one gets what they want. Daisy ultimately stays with Tom because of his wealth and because the real Gatsby she fell in love with is no longer there - he's just a poser now. Myrtle had no hope of marrying Gatsby because he did not love her and only used her for sexual purposes. She couldn't appreciate what was real, like George's love. Daisy spends the entire book worrying about outward appearances and how others see her rather than worrying about who she really is. Gatsby is by far the most guilty of pretending. He lost the love of his life because he was afraid of impressing her and her friends rather than just being himself. Fitzgerald definitely lets us know that being yourself is the best way forward.