Scott Fitzgerald had motivation from his past love, Daisy. Gatsby and Daisy met when Gatsby to her house with officers from Camp Taylor and instantly they had a connection. From the beginning he had made her believe that he had a wealthy background when in actuality he didn’t. When Gatsby went into the war, Daisy missed him dearly but continued to date other men; this lead to her marrying Tom Buchanan. When Gatsby came back from France he used the last of his pay to travel to Louisville to find Daisy, but Tom and she were on a wedding trip. From then on, Gatsby had worked hard to gain money to be able to move to the West Egg. The house that he bought had been across from Daisy’s dock, and he was able to look out every night yearning for her. Gatsby would also hold house parties to try to get Daisy’s attention to go; eventually over time after they met again. His goals in life had always revolved around Daisy and tried to get her to be his again. She had been his motivation to his success of obtaining the wealth he had and where he wanted to live (Fitzgerald,
Scott Fitzgerald had motivation from his past love, Daisy. Gatsby and Daisy met when Gatsby to her house with officers from Camp Taylor and instantly they had a connection. From the beginning he had made her believe that he had a wealthy background when in actuality he didn’t. When Gatsby went into the war, Daisy missed him dearly but continued to date other men; this lead to her marrying Tom Buchanan. When Gatsby came back from France he used the last of his pay to travel to Louisville to find Daisy, but Tom and she were on a wedding trip. From then on, Gatsby had worked hard to gain money to be able to move to the West Egg. The house that he bought had been across from Daisy’s dock, and he was able to look out every night yearning for her. Gatsby would also hold house parties to try to get Daisy’s attention to go; eventually over time after they met again. His goals in life had always revolved around Daisy and tried to get her to be his again. She had been his motivation to his success of obtaining the wealth he had and where he wanted to live (Fitzgerald,