In a world where billionaires and celebrities can have more influence on the public than on the government, the word power has successfully become interchangeable. Although many of us have fantasized about our lives if we were famous, the majority of the population has given up on the idea of ​​becoming famous and has become more realistic about future dreams and desires. However, what qualities drive famous people to do things that keep their name in the public eye? People desire power. True power is the ability to influence. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby provides some excellent examples of power. Many characters in this book continually go through a power struggle which ultimately shows the true nature of power and what it is. The character Jay Gatsby is a great example found in this book. Gatsby is young and considerably wealthy resident of West Egg (West Egg is an area where people are new to wealth and East Egg is old money. The residents of East Egg are raised in luxury and are very materialistic). Every Saturday night, Jay Ga...