The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby - Shattered Dreams

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(9). Once a “
penniless young man without a past” (156), he transforms himself into a
self-made millionaire and builds an extravagant mansion, all for the love
of Daisy Buchanan. He also strategically places the mansion across the lake
from Daisy's house. From his window, Gatsby can see the blue colored lights
of her house.
Starting from the first day that he meets her, Gatsby does
everything within his power to please Daisy. Nothing has changed for Gatsby
as far as his feelings for Daisy are concerned, even though it has been
five years since their first meeting, and despite the fact that she has
married Tom Buchanan. He “revalue[s] everything in his house according to
the amount of response it [draws] from her well loved eyes” (96).
Inevitably, the two of them draw closer, but this in no way deters Gatsby
from trying to make Daisy happy. He even terminates the employment of most
of his servants because Daisy is afraid that they will begin gossiping
about the afternoons she shares ...

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