Gatsby was a very hidden man. Letting himself be out there for Daisy may have been what got him killed. Jay’s only goal in life was to get wealthy enough to get Daisy back. It took him five years before he finally got back to Daisy. Gatsby, being too starstruck to realize that he had dreamt up an impossible life, had asked too much of Daisy. He had worked hard to get powerful enough to rule all he could but fell short because he could not change Daisy’s past. He could not change the fact that she had loved Tom Buchanan. He could not rule over her. Jay fought Daisy to change her mind, divorce Tom, and marry Jay. For all that Gatsby had done, even up to the last seconds of his life, this is why he is a warrior, a seeker, a lover, and a ruler.
