. Our own values play a crucial role in deciding our wants and our needs. In the book The Great Gatsby, Gatsby’s values revolved around wanting his past lover, Daisy’s, affection towards him to be recreated. “‘Can’t repeat the past?’ he cried incredulously. ‘Why of course you can!’” (Fitzgerald 110), this quote showcases Gatsby’s beliefs in an exchange with Nick Carraway, the narrator. Nick had warned Gatsby about how he was asking too much of Daisy, how the past can’t repeat itself. Gatsby’s answer, “Why of course you can!”, clearly defined his genuine belief that Daisy would reciprocate the love she had for him in the past back to him in the present. Ultimately, this belief he had held on to dictated his actions and decision making, resulting