He acquired the large sum of money, hoping that the money would give his Daisy’s acceptance so they could get married. Gatsby was stuck in a world of himself with the thought process that made him think if he had money than he would Jay Gatsby’s story was not about the American dream because of how throughout the story references about humanities Carless qualities for example, when, Tom and Daisy decide to purchase a dog an a whim Daisy and tom show how people can use their position to look down on others and live their life carelessly. Nick says about daisy "in a moment she looked at me with an absolute smirk on her lovely face as if she had asserted her membership in a rather distinguished