"(96) Also, Gatsby lies about himself because he wants those lies to be true, and in a way, he even believes those lies are true. Furthermore, his materialism is also one of Gatsby's ways to approach his dream. He only held many expensive parties in the hope that Daisy might show up at one of them. Jordan has said, "I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties some night, .but she never did."(84) After all, Gatsby's amoral ways are all due to his devotion to his innocent and romantic dream. .

             The second quality that Gatsby possesses is his sole devotion to his dream. He is faithful to his dream till the very end, and the dream is embodied in Daisy. Gatsby loves what Daisy represents rather than Daisy. He admits to Nick after near the end of the story that Daisy might have loved Tom, but "in any case," "it was just personal."(160) To Gatsby, "personal" love is not important. His love for Daisy is not "personal," because Daisy is only the tangible form of his romantic dream; Gatsby's love is for the dream rather than Daisy. Therefore, in order to obtain his dream, he must have Daisy, and he is devoted in the task. Gatsby has stayed faithful to Daisy during the years when they were apart, and he "read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy's name."(84) Gatsby has moved to New York and bought his mansion because of Daisy. "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay."(83) However, from Gatsby's father, we learn that Gatsby's devotion in his dream does not start in his adult years, but in his teenage days or even earlier. Before Gatsby's funeral, his father shows Nick a self-improvement schedule of young Gatsby. Including items such as, "practice elocution, poise and how to attain it," "study needed inventions," and "study electricity, etc."(181) The schedule is dated back in September 6, 1906, which is sixteen years before Gatsby died, and he was only fifteen or sixteen then.