If there is one aspect of personality and character that connects the rich and privileged in The Great Gatsby, it is the lack of responsibility they take for their own actions. This lack of responsibility stems from (or perhaps gives rise to) a feeling of complete and utter boredom. Tom and his wife Daisy Buchanan, the woman Nick accuses of "incurable dishonesty" Jordan Baker, Gatsby's mentor Dan Cody and gambler Meyer. Wolfsheim are all examples of people who were corrupted by money or (depending on your point of view) abused the power of money to achieve their own ends. Daisy Buchanan, who perhaps embodies the upper classes more than any other person in the novel (especially since "her voice has money in it"), was born into wealth and has since further cemented this situation with a marriage described as "the best Louisville ever had." never seen” to another person of equal or even greater wealth and (what some would call) a matching pedigree. This helped create in his character someone completely indifferent to life. Her wealth has made her too disconnected from what Fitzgerald considers real life. Daisy Buchanan's comfortable upbringing is particularly illustrated in Jordan's description of Daisy's life in Kentucky. She speaks of Daisy's "artificial", "pleasant" world, where "joyful snobbery" reigns. These points are all significant, and we will return to them later, but the key element of this sentence is that for Daisy, the "orchestras... punctuate the year, summarizing the sadness and suggestiveness of life in new tunes . ". The phrase “summarize” arguably lends itself to suggesting one of two things: ; or that the events of life make such a superficial impression on Daisy that she needs rem... middle of paper ... he was fighting for] now he possessed him forever.” This shows that violent competition was unnecessary, perhaps even to the point of losing the simple ideal of American life in pursuit of a more corporate ideal. Throughout the four texts, Fitzgerald asserts that the American dream has lost its meaning. Materialism has come to dominate society to such an extent that people have forgotten all their other human values. Those who do, if unlucky enough not to have been born into a wealthy family, will find themselves desolate in the Valley of Ashes. It is ironic that the legacy of a former Valley of Ashes optometrist is TJ Eckleburg whose eyes look sadly at the barren wasteland created by the carefree and extravagant lifestyles of the wealthy. The faded eyes seem almost ashamed of the human extravagance provoked in Fitzgerald's texts..