at one day he will have a life with the woman whom he loves. Wealthy people often use their money to get everything they have always wanted for themselves, but Gatsby uses his money to get everything that he thinks Daisy has always wanted in hopes of winning her back. Gatsby believes in the possibility of romance, and even though the possibility is based on shallow material realities, it is motivated by his love of Daisy. It is selfish in a way, but Nick is able to appreciate the romantic aspect of it and therefore, able to see Gatsby's true greatness.Nick Carraway meets Gatsby for the first time at one of his Saturday night parties. They become friends and Gatsby begins to confide in Nick about his life. Nick learns that Gatsby's real name is Jim Gatz. He changed it to Jay Gatsby when he was seventeen because he wasn't happy with who he was and where he came from. However, it is from his friend Jordan Baker that Nick learns Gatsby's biggest secret, the reason for his beautiful parties and lavish lifestyle. Five years earlier, when Gatsby was an officer in the army and about to go to war, he met and fell in love with Nick's cousin, Daisy Fay. Gatsby went to fight in the war and although he never stopped loving her, Daisy eventually married pompous and arrogant Tom Buchanan. When Gatsby found out that Daisy and Tom had a house on East Egg, he bought his house on West Egg so that he would be directly across the bay from her. The parties and luxuries were all used to try to impress Daisy and they were also part if his dream that he would finally win her back. Gatsby and Daisy meet when Nick invites them both over for tea at Gatsby's request. During this time, Gatsby is just as captivated by her as he was all those years earlier. He invites Daisy to his next party and it is there that Nick and Gatsby have a conversation about Daisy that reveals just how much he believes in his dreams."'I wouldn't ask too much of her,' I ventur...
