In F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary masterwork, "The Great Gatsby," protagonist Jay Gatsby was born dirt poor to a farming family in North Dakota, but as he grew up Gatsby knew that he was destined for much more. He dreamed of becoming rich, and knew that would not be achieved in his current situation, so he ran away. He learned the ways of a gentlemen from his mentor, Dan Cody and after he died, Gatsby joined the military. He met a beautiful girl named Daisy, but she came from a wealthy family and wanted a rich man. He knew what he had to do to win her, and he chose the quickest way to do so; Tom became a problem to Gatsby. Once becoming rich off bootlegging during prohibition, Gatsby bought a luscious house in West Egg, right across from Daisy’s house. He threw lavish parties showing off his mass wealth to his suspicious guests. This wealth had to come from somewhere, and Gatsby lied to people to keep them from realizing that he was a nobody from nowhere. He then in terms became “fake” like many other people to hide the truth from everyone to someday achieve Daisy’s love. Although he does become fake, Gatsby never becomes falsely happy with money like Tom and Daisy. Gatsby knows Daisy is happiness comes from money and attempts to attract her with materials not just pure love. He lived a perfect lifestyle with anything he wanted, but still remained generous to others. Gatsby did not care to receive back from his multiple party guests, nor did he ask anything of them. His plans were to just give give and give so that he could one day catch the attention of Daisy. He is used to not receiving back from others, for example, is stunned when Nick tells him that inviting Daisy would be a favor. It is difficult to remain compassionate for others after becoming wealthy because of greed, but Gatsby mastered the art of generosity. He remains ambitious throughout his life, and even after becoming very wealthy is still very ambitious. His