“Money cannot buy happiness” is a common aphorism that is used quite often in everyday lives. Materialism confoundedly corrupts people's lives and dreams, which most certainly applies to the period of time leading up to the Great Depression in the early 1920’s. The reckless pursuit of greed and pleasure often leads to decadent parties- epitomized in The Great Gatsby by the grand parties that Gatsby throws every Saturday night- resulting in the corruption of the American Dream, as the desire for money surpasses more honorable goals. Fitzgerald affirms that the decayed social and moral values presented by many people in their daily encounters, will lead to the disintegration and materialistic distortion of the American Dream, by utilizing motifs
