F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a great novel about the American dream and how the class system has the ability to ruin it. Throughout the novel we see that Gatsby is forced to stay away from Daisy simply because they are not a part of the same class system. Just before Gatsby goes away to war Daisy and Gatsby decide to say goodbye to each other however because Gatsby is beneath Daisy on the social ladder Daisy's father forces her to stay away from Gatsby and they don't have a chance to see each other before he leaves.

Another example of class crushing Gatsby's dream, and the American Dream is the fact that Daisy and Tom are married yet they don't really love each other and the only real reason for them being together is the fact that they share wealth and the fact that they are in the same class system.

Both Daisy and Tom are together yet they both love someone that doesn't "belong" in their lives so they cheat on each other in order to be with people who they are actually happy with. The class system in The Great Gatsby forces a sense of insecurity and unhappiness within marriage. Tom cheats on Daisy with Myrtle however he cant really be with her even if he wasn't with Daisy because Myrtle wasn't born into the proper wealth.

The class system not only crushes the American Dream but it also corrupts the people that reach for their dreams. All throughout the book Mrytle lives in her own head she dreams of being happy with Tom and she acts as if she has wealth that she doesn't actually posses. Gatsby is also corrupted by the dreams and ideals of having wealth. Gatsby wants to be with Daisy so badly that he actually become corrupt as a person he becomes a bootlegger in order to become rich and gain the approval of Daisy.

And even in the end of the book we see that no matter how hard Myrtle and Gatsby tried to become a part of the Buchanan's world they simply couldn't break the barrier and the both ended up dead and unfulfilled.