F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, seeks to highlight the disillusionment of the "American Dream." Fitzgerald's voice expresses his disenchantment with the whirlwind rhythm of the post-war jazz era. A decade later, many artistic movements connected the riots with modern American ideals. The forefather of pop art, Richard Hamilton, capitalized on this idea through his artwork, as seen in Hamilton's most enduring work, What Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing? (1956). Both Hamilton and Fitzgerald mock the modern idea of ​​the American dream, personal prosperity, and the ability to flaunt it through material acquisitions. We even go so far as to say that happiness and satisfaction are acquired through goods, be they respiratory or inanimate. The parody represents itself in both pieces, but Fitzgerald's parody lingers darkly in the reader's reflection. The pressure of gaining the ability to physically represent the American Dream lends itself to humor. Gatsby is certain that his accumulation of wealth and fame, which is the American dream, fulfills his intangible dream of owning Daisy. Gatsby is comforted by his wealth and prosperity to overcome opinions. The wealth he manages to demonstrate allows him to feel he can count on winning Daisy. Fitzgerald ends the story by exploiting how the disillusioned American dream left him blind; eventually dying alone unsatisfied with his desire. Gatsby rationalizes his desire by reflecting on his financial security. He can't understand why Daisy didn't run to him, given that she has achieved the modern American dream. Richard Hamilton's piece is a collage taken from various advertisements. It is constructed in a way to parody media representations of the American dream. The collage... in the center of the card... prosperity. It does not allow for emotional and ideological growth, since money-oriented resources do not always adapt to physically immaterial desires. Hamilton's work highlights the idea that capitalist media disillusion the American dream; Fitzgerald is even more certain that it arises from human elitism and social pressures. Demonstrating that ideologies should be questioned regarding the legitimacy of their source and function serves to inform our current society that we must be careful what we chase. The accumulation of opinions leads to revelations. The unrest and discomfort expressed by both are social stimuli, if they had remained silent perhaps society would have continued to live generously and selfishly. Pressures regarding the importance of epiphanies create change. Modern society itself is partly due to the learned deductions made and expressed throughout the 20th century.