“Everyone suspects that they have at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people I have ever known.” This is Nick's quote from The Great Gatsby Great Gatsby ties in well with the theme of The Great Gatsby: people can use dishonesty to get what they want, but in the end it can only serve to destroy themselves and the things and people they love. Below are some examples where this theme can be found in the book. Cheating in a relationship is a form of dishonesty and is often found in The Great Gatsby. One such example is the marital bond between George and Myrtle Wilson. Myrtle Wilson was not happy in her marriage to George. Evidence of this can be found on page 35, “The only fool I was was when I married [George].” The person she truly loves is her first love, Tom Wilson. This quote from page 35 and Tom's reaction to Myrtle's death describes it quite clearly: "And Tom is the first treasure I ever had." It becomes quite apparent that she is cheating on Mr. Wilson with someone on page 124, “'I just noticed something funny the last couple of days,' Wilson remarked. «That's why I want to leave. That's why I bothered you about the car.'” Her dishonesty in the marriage not only drove her husband to madness, but also caused his own death on page 137, “Where Myrtle Wilson, her life violently extinguished, knelt in the street and mixed his thick, dark blood with the dust. If Myrtle had never betrayed George, the events leading to his death would never have happened. Even if she no longer loved George, it probably would have been helpful for her to take a more honest path to leaving him. Mrs. Wilson wasn't the only one who cheated on her husband in The Grea... middle of the paper... aside and asked him to wait half an hour. But it was of no use. Nobody came." The only people present at his funeral were the servants, Nick and Gatsby's father. Even when Gatsby tried to make friends, the people he spoke to were only interested in business "connections". Perhaps his misfortune led him to engage in immoral activities, but it seems to me much more likely that he brought these things upon himself through his dishonesty. Ultimately, when he attempted to win back Daisy, the girl he had loved all his life, he lost her life instead of being with Daisy. Deception and its use to achieve one's goals is a common theme in The Great Gatsby However, as has been shown, many who use immoral means to get the things they want can find themselves in situations undesirables. Works Cited Fitzgerald, Scott, 2004.