Some examples include him being new money, in love with Daisy, he worked for millionaire Cody and saved his life, and finally Jay Gatsby was created by Woldshiem, the ultimate player. Gatsby being new money and having a diary with a set schedule for himself shows his motivation to achieve his goals. This shows that Jay Gatsby and James Gatz (young Jay Gatsby) are very organized and motivated people. Additionally, his motivation could also be the reason why he was able to pursue his dreams with him for the past five years. He was still as motivated as when he was young, but with different dreams. Gatsby is a very strong character because he has been through so much but has always managed to hold on and move forward in his life. Some examples show readers that he has a very strong personality, that is, he ran away from home at a very young age, just to become more independent and achieve his American dream of being rich. One of Nick's quotes shows us how he felt about Gatsby the first time he saw him staring at the green light on his face.