"What was wrong with that?" demands the leading man. "That was perfect!"

"Oh, no it wasn't." you reply. "There was nothing perfect about it. The rain stopped too early, the wind was blowing too hard, and the two of you just kissed like you've never met!"

"So, what do you want to do?" snaps the leading lady. "You want to do it again?"

When faced with this decision, Daisy chose Tom. Jay's Fantasy had crumbled. Could Daisy actually prefer Tom to him? How could that be? He had struggled over the past five years to create a perfect place for her in his life. Surely, she could see this. What was happening? Reality was happening.

Jay bought a house directly across the river from Daisy's house. He could see the green light that glowed every evening by the dock of her house, and it became hugely significant to him. In some miniscule way, he knew a little about her life. He could see the home in which his lost love was living. His anticipation of when they would finally meet again existed in that green light. He even had a beautiful garden in his backyard symbolizing Eden, the paradise she would enter when she arrived at his house. At this point, he simply needed a way to get her there. He threw lavish parties, attracting a huge crowd of wealthy and famous people. Jay knew almost no one that attended these parties, and it appeared as though no one cared who the host was, either. They just loved a good party, and this was a good place for one. So, Jay walked around, practically a ghost in his own house, caring about nothing but the hope that Daisy Buchanan would somehow find her way there. She never did.

It is never quite clear how Jay earned all of his money. We do know that he became a millionaire, but we are strongly led to believe that his earnings were obtained by illegal means. Sadly enough, Daisy Buchanan and her social class were so important to Jay that he forfeited his pride and his morals in order to be rich. It did not seem to affect him as it would a more respectable person because he was blinded by his love for Daisy. Now that he was rich, he certainly couldn't tell anyone where the money came from, so he would have to create a story that would explain this wealth. The story Jay told was that he was the son of some wealthy people in the middle-west who were all dead. He therefore inherited their millions. The lies did not stop there. In the name of love, he became Oxford educated, and explained that he attended Oxford because all of his ancestors did, and it was a family tradition. Now he had the finances, the education, and the economic background to fit into Daisy's social class.

ain, and again, and again. Until we get it right. I want this scene to be perfect!"

Jay and Daisy met five years prior while he was a soldier in the army, and enjoyed a short-lived fiery romance. They fell in love almost immediately, but he knew that there would never be a place for him in her life. He did not share the economic or family background with Daisy that would enable him to be an appropriate suitor. Daisy's family had enjoyed the richness of wealth for many generations, but Jay Gatsby's family were poor farmers who could barely earn a living. However, this did not stop Jay from vowing to himself that he would change the course of his life, become rich, and somehow win Daisy's love. Jay was also leaving to go overseas shortly after they met, so their interlude would be brief anyway. Daisy did not want him to go, but knew she had no other options. Nevertheless, they never forgot each other. In fact, Jay Gatsby's love for Daisy Buchanan was so strong that he would spend the next five years of his life planning their reunion; planning for the day when the two of them would meet again. This time, however, he would be welcomed into he

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