He was like one of those pictures full of small errors, the kind you could only pick out by searching the image from every angle, and even then, a few always slipped by. On the surface, Eli seemed perfectly normal, but now and then Victor would catch a crack, a sideways glance, a moment when his roommate's face and his words, his look and his meaning, would not line up. Those fleeting slices fascinated Victor. It was like watching two people, one hiding in the other's skin. And their skin was always too dry, on the verge of cracking and showing the color of the thing beneath. Victoria Schwab
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This quote from "The Great Gatsby," by F.Scott Fitzgerald, beautifully portrays the duality of a person's personality. The main character Nick Carroway, who is a part of the novel, notices that there are two different men within one body. The obvious problem with this idea is that it can be confusing to comprehend. You can imagine the author used this quote to add to the character depth and depth of the story. In addition, Fitzgerald explains that you can't see what lies beneath someone's surface through their exterior appearance.

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