s toward her are inseparable from money and possessions" (381). As long as Gatsby cannot be himself and Daisy cannot love him for it, their affair is hopeless. Jay's struggle to be with Daisy is interrupted by her shallow wants and needs.
             Daisy's selfishness and her charming life forbid Gatsby to succeed in winning her back. Daisy finds that there is a romantic possibility in the world of Gatsby's that is totally different from her own with Tom Buchanan. Gatsby's life is very lively and diverting through his parties, while Tom's life is crude and too relaxing to Daisy. Daisy has a feeling of emptiness that is fulfilled whenever she is around Daisy. She finds, or thinks she finds, a safety from human reality within Gatsby. What she fails to realize is that Gatsby aspires toward the possibilities of life with her forever. Once Daisy finds out the truth about Gatsby's wealth, she cannot look past her selfish and vain self to even think of being with Gatsby. Robert Ornstein remarks "When Tom begins to unfold the sordid details of Gatsby's career, she shrinks away: she never intended to leave her husband, but now even an affair is impossible" (39). Daisy fills Jay with a false ever-present sentiment of year!
             ning for his love and affection that is crumbled when the truth is revealed. The truth about Gatsby's past shows that Daisy could
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