Jay Gatsby had a dream of obtaining something, something other than money of fame. Gatsby had a dream of obtaining his love, Daisy Buchanan. In his quest for his dream, he made careful steps and regrettable mistakes, in which he ultimately would not attain his dream.
             Early in his quest for attaining Daisy, he realized he was missing a key element in his quest; the element of wealth and great stature. Daisy was of a certain stature, where she would only fall in love with someone who had complete affluence.
             At the beginning of his quest, he realized he needed to have a home of great grandeur (P. 43). He decided he would buy his house across the bay from where Daisy lived (P. 83). His house was surrounded by beautiful gardens and the inside was carefully decorated all to her taste.
             In order for his Daisy to see his home, Gatsby put on lavish parties at his homes, in hopes of her appearance. During these parties, he would stand alone approving of the crowds, as his quest for his dream was coming closer (P. 54).
             In order to create his stature, Gatsby went to great lengths to do so. In the way Gatsby would carry himself, he would pick his words carefully as to present himself as someone with complete affluence (P. 53). He would only invite certain individuals to his parties, in hopes of creating an atmosphere of high stature.
             After realizing that Jordan and Nick were friends of Daisy, Gatbsy had created an elaborate, innocent engagement that would include Daisy at Nick's house (p. 84). He had asked Jordan to ask Nick if he would arrange a "teatime" for Daisy and himself at Nick's house. In his plan, Gatsby would be able to meet with Daisy and have her visit his house shortly after in hopes of her approval (p. 95). While showing his house, he created an atmosphere to intrigue Daisy. He told of how his house was always full of interesting and celebrated people, all to lure himsel
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