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How Does Daisy Mature In The Great Gatsby

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Nick’s generosity and constant support made it easier for Gatsby to finally open up to him and tell him what his childhood was really like. “James Gatz, the son of a North Dakota railroad freight agent, is ambitious to escape his origins through his adherence to the American Dream of success; but his boyhood endeavors to become a self-made man in the Benjamin Franklin tradition fail” (Bruccoli, “Jay Gatsby” para. 2). This essentially explains Gatsby’s difficult past, and the facade he had created. He shared his childhood dreams, of being a wealthy man and suggesting that one day he would like to find love. Daisy was the first woman to meet his expectations and once he met her, time stood still for him. “He knew that Daisy was extraordinary,
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