Theodore Roosevelt states that “probably the greatest harm caused by vast wealth is the harm we of moderate means do to ourselves when we allow the vices of envy and "hatred enters deeply into our nature." The former US president emphasizes that greed is an obstacle to the smooth functioning of modern societies. The novels The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quiñonez depict that the greatest harm is vast wealth. In The Great Gatsby, the protagonist, Jay Gatsby, gained his wealth and invented sense of celebrity through bootlegging. In Bodega Dreams, the main character, Willie Bodega, also sells illegal drugs. The Great Gatsby and Bodega Dreams are similar because both Gatsby and Bodega make money by selling illegal items, they are madly in love with someone and want him to tell them that they never loved their husband, and both protagonists are murdered in cold blood. , both Gatsby and Bodega make their money by selling illegal items. To specify this point, Gatsby becomes rich by bootlegging during the Proh...