o to war, but their emotional love never ended. Daisy couldnt understand why Gatsby couldnt home. She wanted her love to be with her, she needed some assurance that she was doing the right thing. It didnt take long for Daisy to get over Jay because in the Spring of 1918 she fell in love with a rich, former All-American college football player named Tom Buchanon. This broke Jay Gatsbys heart. His love for Daisy was a strong one and he was determined to get her back. This first love with Dausy had a great impact on his idea of one of the aspects of achieving the American Dream.Gatsby claims on several different occasions that he inherited his parents immense fortune. This is a story that Gatsby made up in order to keep his self-image up by not letting people know about his childhood. The truth is that Gatsby got rich by illegal bootlegging. He was friends with the illegal Meyer Wolfsheim, who was supposedly the racketeer that fixed the World Series of 1919. He was Gatsbys connection to organized crime, in which Gatsby became rich. Gatsbys true sources to richness were selling bootleg liquor in his chain of drugstores and creating a giant business to get rid of and sell stolen Liberty bonds (Mizner 188). Gatsbys method of gaining wealth corrupt the morality of the American Dream although they help him to achieve it.Jay Gatsby had this romantic view of Daisy and himself together and happy forever. He felt the best way to achieve this idea would be for him to become at least as rich as Daisys husband Tom Buchanon. He knows that the best ways for him to pry Daisys affection away from Tom are gaining wealth and gaining material possessions. Daisy is a shallow woman who is easily overwhelmed by material items. Gatsbys main way to show off his wealth and material possessions were to throw extravagant parties. The parties were so huge that Nick Carraway, Gatsbys best friend and the narrator of the book, referred to them as the Wo...
