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The epigraph in the beginning of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald refers to a “Gold-hatted high-bouncing lover” who seems to foreshadow Gatsby’s relationship with the love of his life, Daisy throughout the novel. He seems to think that by metaphorically wearing his gold hat (new found wealth) that is will move her and she will be convinced that he is the only man she wants. Gatsby the real person, James Gatz, isn’t as extravagant as his counterpart Jay Gatsby, who eludes only a shadow of himself to society. Gatsby throws parties he never attends, why have a party if not for your own enjoyment? Gatsby accessorizes his house and himself in expensive, materialistic items and “Such beautiful shirts” ( 98 ). Only in an attempt to try and impress Daisy. To some extent his strategy is a success because not only is Daisy so impressed by h