Fitzgerald used Gatsby as an example on how people from the lower class lose moral values trying to achieve the american dream. In order to achieve this wealth Gatsby was part of an illigal activities. The extent that Gatsby had to go throw shows how people are pushed to do crazy things. Through the investigations Tom does on Gatsby we see that he made most of his money as a “bootlegger”. Gatsby's intentions were in the right place. He believed that in order to fulfill his dream and get the girl he had to have wealth because Daisy's image of marriage included a great amount of wealth and statues. Tom’s mistress Myrtle Wilson is another example of how lower class lose their moral value trying to achieve the American dream. Myrtle feels like