Money is the root of all evil. Greed, greed, and gluttony all arise from money. Although money is a necessity, it brings out the worst in people. Everyone is ready to help themselves and strive to maintain a luxurious lifestyle at any cost necessary. They will respect anyone who can help them, but they will turn their noses up at those who are not as well off as them. While society is focused on making a career and getting rich, some people have very different priorities. Nick Carraway witnesses firsthand the abandonment of a seemingly much-loved man, Jay Gatsby, as he works to obtain the one thing he truly cares about, Daisy. Nick Carraway was a simple man raised in an honest Midwestern family. . He leaves his quiet hometown in Minnesota to pursue a seemingly promising career in the bond industry in New York City. Nick's cousin Daisy and her husband Tom lived in the village of East Egg, so they naturally invited him to lunch, as was polite to do. Daisy and Nick were related but came from different social classes. Nick was a simple lower middle class man, while Daisy was an upper middle class lady. While at his cousin's estate, Nick met Jordan Hare, a professional golfer with whom he would become very close, and learned the name of a very prominent businessman, Jay Gatsby. Nick's small income only allowed him to afford a small house in the village of West Egg. However, it is between two immense mansions, one of which clearly surpasses the other. It wasn't long before Nick managed to form a very tentative opinion of the latter's owner, Jay Gatsby. Every Saturday night he threw extravagant parties that spared no expense. At these parties, guests, whom Nick doubted were actually invited, had their own... middle of paper... way. His initial intention was to avoid him, however, Tom noticed this and insisted on talking. Nick could see in Tom's face that he had no remorse for Gatsby. Nick accused Tom of being a coward for blaming Gatsby for his mistakes, to which Tom responded that Gatsby got what he deserved. Nick would have defended Gatsby, but realized that Tom was too narrow-minded to understand any sensible argument. Then he left New York and moved back West with a new realization about life (Sparknotes). Nick realized that just as Gatsby's dream of Daisy had been corrupted by wealth and dishonesty, so had her dream of happiness. The great American dream that many people had clung to for so long had been reduced to the pursuit of wealth. People will do anything to get ahead in life, and if you can no longer help them get ahead, they will no longer have anything to do with you.