From the beginning of the novel, money is an important goal for the majority of the characters, which in turn changes their outlook on life. Jay Gatsby, a misunderstood man with new money, wanted to win over Daisy Buchanan with his mansion in West Egg and his chic parties. When Nick is asked to invite Daisy to tea, he states that he is shocked that Gatsby had not asked sooner: "The modesty of the request shook me. He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to occasional butterflies – so that he could “come” one afternoon to a stranger’s garden” (Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby tries to conform more to Daisy's materialistic taste by showing off his exquisite mansion and prized possessions: he took out a pile of shirts and started throwing them, one by one, in front of us, shirts made of sheer linen, silk thick and fine flannel. , which lost their folds as they fell and covered the table with multicolored disarray. As we admired him, he brought more, and the rich, soft pile rose higher—striped, scrolled, and checked shirts in coral and apple green, lavender, and pale orange, with Indian blue monograms. (Fitzgerald