Gatsby, Daisy, and Money

"Her voice is full of money (120)."  This line in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald made me realize why Gatsby fell in love with Daisy.  To Gatsby, Daisy represents money and the fine elegant things it could be.  Somewhere in the book (I can't remember where), it says that when Gatsby met Daisy, it was his first exposition to their kind of wealth, with their big house and their nice clothes.  Before he had only been exposed to the pleasure-fueled weilding of money by Dan Cody.  This new wealth fascinated him, and so he was also fascinated by Daisy.  To him, she was the symbol of all the wealth and fame he aspired to achieve.  And Daisy's money did have a certain charm, but I think the money is what really got Gatsby's attention, not Daisy herself.  When he first fell in love with her, he gave up his previous ability to plan his future ascent to riches and glory.  But I think he didn't really give up money, he just gave up his own power to earn it through work.  He would instead gain it from Daisy.  Unfortunately, she is just looking for a man to love her, and Gatsby's obsession with wealth isn't going to win her over.  It might actually be an obstacle for her, as witnessed at the party.  It will be interesting to see how their relationship turns out.