“I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream” - Bruce Springsteen. American life is something presented to the eye in many different shapes and forms. One popular image is the idea of the American Dream. This dream is that any man or women, no matter who they are, can become successful in the work force of the United States. F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates this conflict between the American dream and American reality through characters in the novel The Great Gatsby. From the 1920s all the way up to today, the American dream has been a goal that has been corrupted due to immoral actions and selfish greed. Greed is something that can change someone into a person they have never been. In
