In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald gives the reader a glimpse into upper-class life in the 1920s through the eyes of a man named Nick Carraway. Through the narrator's relationships with high society, Fitzgerald demonstrates how modern values ​​have transformed ideas of the American dream into a materialistic scheme of power and reveals how the world of high society is devoid of any moral sense or consequence. To support his message, Fitzgerald presents the original aspects of the American dream along with its modern face to demonstrate that the desired dream is now lost forever for the American people. Jay Gatsby had a dream and did everything he could to make it come true, but in the end he couldn't. This reveals that the American dream is not always an achievable reality. Fitzgerald demonstrates how a dream can be corrupted by a focus on acquiring wealth and power through imagery, symbolism, and characterization. First, Fitzgerald's use of religious imagery shows how the American dream is corrupted. Gatsby changes his name, it's like creating a new one, this makes his life more like that of God. Daisy Buchanan is compared to the “Holy Grail” and Gatsby's dream is like a quest for a knight, once again showing the purpose of the dream of having her. After the car accident, Gatsby watches Daisy from his backyard and tries to protect her. His watch over the window is likened to a vigil and as Nick spoke to Gatsby that night, he felt that his presence was ruining the "sacredness" of the moment. However, Gatsby's wake ended with nothing. Daisy was never in her room that night, just as Gatsby's dream is about a nonexistent person. The Daisy he met and fell in love with years ago is not the one……middle of paper……other people clean up the mess they made” (188). Tom and Daisy's actions are an indication of the emotionally crippling effects that wealth can have on people. They focus too much on appearance and high-value materials, ignoring the feelings and lives of others. All in all, Fitzgerald conveys that America's spirituality is misplaced due to society's obsession with material wealth, which creates a national illusion. Thematically, Fitzgerald offers a powerful critique of materialistic society and the effects it can have on one's hopes and dreams. It also reveals that the American Dream can't always be achieved, no matter how determined you are. The American Dream, Gatsby, is killed both physically and mentally to demonstrate that only temporary happiness can be achieved by sacrificing what is deemed moral, not true lifelong happiness..