You could have all the money in the world and still not be happy. The Great Gatsby is full of characters who live lonely, hopeless lives, even though they have all the money they could want and money doesn't actually buy happiness. Most characters put on a facade for the people around them. It seems like everyone is living the American dream. But are they really? Gatsby has all the money anyone could ask for. Daisy acts like she is living her dream even though she is always seen to be sad and upset. Daisy and Tom's relationship is evidence of the collapse of the American dream. Myrtle is a very materialistic and needy person who wants things that money can buy. Fitzgerald demonstrates how a dream can be corrupted by a focus on acquiring wealth, power, and expensive things. Jay Gatsby is a very rich man. Despite being born into a poorer family, he worked hard and it paid off. He throws lavish parties for countless people, but has no real friends. He buys very expensive things and entertains large groups of society because of his desire for something greater. He is so blinded by his luxuries that he doesn't see that money can't buy love or happiness. Although Nick realizes that Gatsby is involved in secret affairs and that he is obsessed with money, he is ultimately a good and loyal man. Before Gatsby dies, Nick says, "They're a lousy crowd....you're worth the whole damn bunch put together" (Fitzgerald 162). Daisy Buchanan is a very conceited and reckless person. Although she seems very sweet and pure, deep down she is very cold. Daisy is careless about people's lives; let Gatsby take the blame for the involuntary manslaughter of Myrtle Wilson. His careless actions ultimately turn out... middle of paper... proven to be the main reason for the dream's death. It gets confused with hope and success and replaces dreams with materialism. This is demonstrated by Gatsby's illegal actions and connections to make money. His big parties, the villa. and the gigantic clothing collection all represent corruption. His use of status when the police officer completely ignored him after breaking the law. But the greatest example is Tom and Daisy Buchanan, who live without hope and regret because all they care about is money, being rich and at the top of the social class. Nick describes the Buchanans as careless people. "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy. They destroyed things and creatures and then retreated into their money or their immense carelessness, or whatever it was that held them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made..." (Fitzgerald 179)