Goals in The Great Gatsby
... ” In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character Jay Gatsby sets a goal for himself. ... The first step of Gatsby’s goal was to become wealthy in order to reacquire Daisy. Gatsby began life as James Gatz, but when he met Dan Cody he gave himself a “brand new name.” Because Gatsby was poor, Daisy did not want to be with him. ... After Gatsby becomes wealthy, he buys a house that was “just across the bay from Daisy.” Without being too obvious, Gatsby tries to get as close to Daisy as possible. Gatsby then begins having huge parties expecting that one day Daisy may come and see the life he has made for himself.