<P> In 1917, during his training for the infantry in World War I, 27 - year - old Gatsby met and fell in love with 18 - year - old debutante Daisy Fay, who was everything Gatsby was not: rich and from a patrician Louisville family . </P> <P> During the war, Gatsby reached the rank of Major in the U.S. 16th Infantry Regiment, and was decorated for valor for his participation in the Marne and the Argonne . After the war (as he also tells Nick Carraway years later), he briefly attended Trinity College, Oxford . While there, he received a letter from Daisy, telling him that she had married the wealthy Tom Buchanan . Gatsby then decided to commit his life to becoming a man of the kind of wealth and stature he believed would win Daisy's love . </P> <P> Gatsby returned home and settled in New York, which was being transformed by the Jazz Age . It is speculated, but never confirmed, that Gatsby took advantage of Prohibition by making a fortune from bootlegging and built connections with various gangsters such as Meyer Wolfsheim (who Gatsby claims is "the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919"). </P> <P> With his vast income, Gatsby purchased a mansion in the fictional West Egg (a reference to Great Neck or perhaps Kings Point) of Long Island . West Egg lies on the opposite bay from old - money East Egg (a reference to Sands Point), where Daisy, Tom, and their three - year - old daughter Pammy live . At his West Egg mansion, Gatsby hosted elaborate parties every weekend, open to all comers, in an attempt to attract Daisy as a party guest . Through Daisy's cousin Nick Carraway, Gatsby finally had a chance to reunite with her . Gatsby did not reveal to Daisy or to Nick the truth of how he came to acquire his wealth . During several meetings, Gatsby tried to revive his relationship with Daisy to what had been five years ago . He sought to woo her with his wealth and asked her to leave her boorish, faithless husband . </P>

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