When Gatsby joined the military, he met Daisy. From that moment onwards, she was his American Dream. He would become anything, simply to spend his life with her. However, he was drafted off the war, and as far as Daisy knew, he was gone forever. Gatsby and Daisy would not encounter one another for a very long time, and during this period of time, the two went through entirely different changes. Gatsby constantly fantasized about his “perfect” life with her, and how much he loved her. On the other hand, Daisy moved on with her life, and married Tom Buchanan. And finally when Gatsby saw Daisy again, he was almost disappointed with what he found. He imagined such a perfect version of her that he wasn't ready for the weight of reality. One might ask why this is so bad. It is bad because it removed Gatsby’s mind from the real world. He anchored in a place that had a “perfect” Daisy, and unfortunately that was not the Daisy that Gatsby fell in love with. The