sy. Gatsby and Nick became close friends as the summer progressed; over this time, Gatsby reveals that he is hopelessly in love with Daisy Buchanan, a woman that he knew and loved before the war. Nick, Daisy's cousin, conveniently lived right next door to Gatsby. Gatsby hadn't used anybody or anything before, so he pulls all of his favors to try to run into Daisy. Jay had confronted Jordan at a party of his about how he had yearned for Daisy for the nearly five years that they hadn't seen each other. He uses Nick and Nick's social standing to show Daisy how poor Nick is in comparison to himself. Nick was used by Gatsby to get to Daisy, but he never realized it. All the people that surrounded Nick were determined to achieve a sense of happiness, no matter whom they hurt. They all saw something that they wanted, and they all used each other to obtain their idea of happiness, no matter how temporary. The sad part of the story is that nobody ever reached his or her dreams of happiness. With all of the money that Daisy had, she was not happy. She constantly strived to keep herself busy by social interaction or physical pleasure. She said in the story, "What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon…and the day after that, and the next thirty years" (125). Daisy was never truly happy. Her statement shows that she had nothing meaningful in her life, even though she had a husband and a daughter. Jay was determined not to be happy until he had Daisy, and Tom was not happy with Daisy or his other affairs. When Jay and Daisy had there first meeting, the old love was rekindled. Through many meetings between the two, Jay’s love became stronger and stronger. Jay soon wanted Daisy to leave Tom, but she was against the idea. Jay would never be satisfied as just her lover, and wanted to marry her. One day, Jay, Daisy, Catherine, Nick and Tom was all at Tom’s house having lunch. Tom was catching on to Daisy’s affec...
