Gatsby

We all have a natural attraction to wealth, power, and beauty. This proves to be the reason as to why most people attend Gatsby's lavish parties. Yet there's another reason for attending a "Gatsby party" and that's to find out things about this character.
Gatsby is perceived to be this self made man when in reality he comes from no money. His past is embarrassing to him so he creates this persona of a wealthy man. He changes his name, going to war, and then becoming involved in a shady business to get him rich. Ultimately, he does this all for a woman he loves names Daisy. His obsession with her since the war has motivated him to throw parties, hoping she will come one day, and buy a house across from her where he can watch. He tries extremely hard to rebuild what he and Daisy once had when they were young. But, as time passes by it shows that that relationship they once shared is gone. In the end we see that he's stuck not being able to go back to the past and recreate that life but stuck not being able to move forward without her either.