The Great Gatsby: Lessons from Jay In the novel The Great Gatsby, not many people actually knew the man known as Jay Gatsby. When he was rich and powerful, he was the man you "wanted to know." But when he died, life continued without him. It seemed like no one cared that he was the man behind the parties and all the good times. He was dead and no one was crying. This shows that the great Jay Gatsby's opinion has changed by the end of the story. He was an icon not only of every man's image of the American dream, but he was also part of Americanism and the American experience. He was considered the richest and luckiest man of his time. Unlike all the other characters in the novel, Jay Gatsby does not change throughout the story. He as a person may not have changed, but the way people perceived him certainly became different. When he was alive and well, he was the perfect idea of ​​the American dream. He had more money than he knew what to do with. He could afford to throw huge parties every weekend. Jay Gatsby was the person to know when it came to Eggs. At first he was known only as Jay Gatz. He was a poor boy in the army. He just had his charm to get by. This is how he meets Daisy. She was a very rich girl, from a wealthy family. They were in love from the beginning. Unfortunately, Daisy believed that "rich girls don't marry poor boys." From then on Jay Gatz wanted one thing; get rich so he can show Daisy that a poor boy can get rich. This obsession has eaten away at the real man inside. Jay Gatz became Jay Gatsby. This new man wanted to become the American Dream at an early age. He did everything he could to get his money. One of the most baffling things about Jay Gatsby is where did he come from and where did he get his money? No one other than Daisy really knows where she comes from. When people talked at one of Gatsby's first parties, no one could really tell where he came from.