Gatsby is acting really funny and nervous because he loves Daisy and hasn't seen her in a while. He knocks over the clock, and runs out of the house. ... Nick attempts to explain "the expression of bewilderment that had come back into Gatsby's face.Fitzgerald connects Gatsby's Dream not to material wealth, but to the love of his life, Daisy. .
Fitzgerald also places emphasis on social status and implies that the Dream stopped being achievable for an individual when it became corrupted. Therefore, poor people never get their chance to achieve the Dream
