Title You might think that being rich is a simple and satisfying life. In the book, The Great Gatsby, by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, he shows that living the good life isn't all that happy. Being rich can corrupt your life. An example of this is the main character of the book, Gatsby, who is one of the richest people in New York. Since he committed criminal acts to earn his money, he cannot win the love of his life, Daisy. Those who are rich can live a corrupt life because high class people are not always happy, society sees them as formal people, which leads to living a false life and believing all their life that the world revolves around oneself and that money can do anything they want it to do. Just because wealthy people can have almost anything they want, doesn't mean they are living a jubilant life. According to the text, "...his dream must have seemed so close that it could hardly fail. An example of this is "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be right across the bay" (Fitzgerald 78). Not it matters that Gatsby wasted his money on an extravagant house, if he doesn't have Daisy, he has nothing to live for, but he thought that by possessing a rich lifestyle, he could do whatever he wanted and get everything he needed. he ultimately couldn't do those things is when Fitzgerald describes Myrtle's living space as "...a small living room, a small dining room, a small bedroom, and a bathroom" (Fitzgerald 29). Myrtle, people tend to act falsely when they feel rich because they believe that the public will care about their wealth and want to be like them or with them. People only want to be rich for the glamor and high class title this, wealthy people believe they can do whatever they want as long as they have the chance