Gatsby is a mysterious, fantastically wealthy young man. Every Saturday, his mansion in West Egg serves as the site of extravagant parties. While serving in the Army in World War I, Gatsby met Daisy Fay (now Daisy Buchanan) and fell passionately in love with her. He worked briefly for a millionaire, and there he became acquainted with the people and customs of high society. This, coupled with his love of Daisy, inspired Gatsby to devote his life to the acquisition of wealth. His fortune has been made through illegal activities: he has sacrificed all claims to propriety in the hopes of growing wealthy and thereby winning Daisy's love. He was killed because of his idealism, his wealth and his dreams.
Perhaps the chief element in Gatsby's inevitable destruction is the fact that his misp
He has one dream and that is to be with Daisy. Gatsby didn't really seem a part of the party even though he was the host. The guests were drinking and getting out of control, while Gatsby was just behaving calmly, basically avoiding the action. Gatsby didn't throw the parties to have a good time himself; he threw them in hope that Daisy might come. When he never saw her there it saddened him, so he withdrew from the life of the party. The party was happy and alive, and Gatsby was dead inside because he did not have Daisy, his dream.
In all said, Gatsby was killed because he could not create the world that he wanted to live in. He wanted to have friends that he could trust, he wanted to be rich, and he wanted to have the love of his life – Daisy. He basically wanted the “American
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