Hugh Hefner once said, "I looked back to the Roaring Twenties, with jazz, the 'Great Gatsby' and pre-Code films like a party that I had somehow managed to miss. The parties of the Roaring Twenties were used to symbolize wealth and power in a society that focused more on materialism and gossip than on the important things in life, such as family, security and The friends. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, portrays the characters of Tom and Daisy Buchanan as the epitome of the era. The reader sees these characters acting selfishly and trying to meddle in the lives of others Carraway, the narrator, acts more to help others and act honestly. Initially the reader sees Carraway's opinions towards Jay Gatsby as negative as Gatsby's actions are perceived as those of Buchanan novel progresses, the reader notices a change in Carraway's attitude towards Gatsby. Carraway sees Gatsby for what he truly is, and that is a loving person who became rich just to win Daisy's heart. But in this the reader also sees how corrupt and hurtful Gatsby's actions were to the love of his life. Gatsby's relationship with Daisy reveals that just as Gatsby's dream of wooing Daisy is corrupted by lawlessness and dishonesty, the "American Dream" of friendship and individualism has disintegrated into the simple pursuit of wealth, power, and pleasure. The reader sees how much Gatsby wants for Daisy and their past relationship, but Tom has become a problem because of his wealth, power, and social status. Gatsby knows that he must somehow eclipse Tom's attractiveness to Daisy and that for this he would need money. This leads him to engage in illegal smuggling actions. At the end of the novel, the reader realizes the sign... at the center of the card... with all the parties involved and the pursuit of wealth, power and pleasure in an era of change. The novel shows the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy as a symbol of this pursuit of wealth, power, and pleasure. The reader sees the pursuit of wealth through Daisy lusting after Gatsby and Tom, both of whom are rich. Tom's pursuit of power is shown through Daisy's decision over Gatsby as Gatsby is seen as having a lower social status with little power compared to Tom who has enormous power. Pleasure is seen through the extramarital affairs of Tom and Myrtle as well as Daisy and Gatsby. The Great Gatsby, through Tom and Daisy, reveals through these examples the human condition of the pursuit of wealth, power and pleasure and shows that the "American Dream" is not possible in a life where the surrounding environment pushes the individual towards a life of wealth, power and pleasure.