" (Fitzgerald 97).
Gatsby has built his fortune through some mysterious business practice. He knows Daisy loves money, wealth, and prestige, and he believes he can use his fortune to win back her affections. His mansion, which is situated directly across the bay from the Buchanans' home, resembles "a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden." (Fitzgerald 9) It's an impressive place, staffed with eight servants and able to hold hundreds of people at during his lavish weekend-long parties. At his parties, he invites famous people whom he eagerly tries to points out to Daisy: "You must see the faces of many people you've heard about." (Fitzgerald 111).
Daisy's reactions justify Gatsby's beliefs. "'I've never met so many celebrities!' Daisy exclaimed." (Fitzgerald 111) She is dutifully impressed with his mansion: "'That huge place over there?' she cried pointing 'I love it '" (Fitzgerald 95-96) Gatsby brags to Daisy about his wardrobe: "I've got a man in England who buys me clothes. He sends over a selection of things at the beginning of each season, spring and fall." (Fitzgerald 97) Again, Daisy doesn't disappoint: "'They're such beautiful shirts,' she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. 'It makes me sad because I've never seen such - such beautiful shirts before.'" (Fitzgerald 98).
Gatsby not only uses money to buy impress Daisy, he also attempts to recreate his past with it. He "sets out to give personality - 'gesture' as Nick calls it - to the personage he has created. The 'gestures,' of course, include the pink suits, the silver shirts, the gold ties, the Rolls-Royce swollen with chrome and hat boxes, the clipped speech, the 'old sports,' the formal intensity of manner, the gracefulness on the ballroom floor theses and many more 'gestures' complement the personage of Gatsby.