Gatsby's pursuit of the American Dream begins at the moment that he subconsciously also makes Daisy the drive behind his life. While his ultimate goal is Daisy, Gatsby is also determined to acquire wealth and status because those are Daisy's characteristics that truly intrigue him. Gatsby is not so much interested in the intrinsic aspects of Daisy, but more so the ideals that she represents. After receiving an education at Oxford and earning millions of dollars, Gatsby goes about nearing himself to Daisy by purchasing a garish mansion in West Egg, the Long Island neighborhood where Daisy resides with her husband. However, Gatsby does not seek to approach Daisy about his love for her, but instead only subtly stalks her. For example, Gatsby spends endless nights peering at the "green light that burns all night at the end of [Daisy's] dock- (98). The reality of Gatsby's dream is near, yet he allows for a delay because he wants to have a perfect reunion with Daisy. His obsession is evident in that he gets satisfaction in not seeing Daisy, but merely looking at a place where he knows she is near. As a means to raise his status throughout Long Island, Gatsby throws lavish, weekly parties in which "people [are] not invited "they [go]- (45). Gatsby's hope is that enough commotion is raised about the parties that Daisy becomes interested enough to attend one of the gatherings. At that point, Gatsby will too have risen to a high enough social ranking that Daisy will not feel out of place with him. Gatsby first resolves to reunite with Daisy after organizing a get together at the home of his neighbor, Nick Carraway, where Daisy will be unaware of his presence. Carraway, cognizant of Gatsby's infatuation with Daisy, cynically ruminates over the intentions of his mysterious neighbor. "He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths so that he could "come over- some afternoon to a stranger's garden.