Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a set of basic physical and emotional needs that one must satisfy to reach one's full potential and personal fulfillment in life. A person must meet all levels of needs to be able to reach their full potential. If any of the needs are not met, it will not meet the highest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the characters in the book do not reach the highest level of need. Nick Carraway is the narrator of the story and the main character who lives in West Egg, he becomes Gatsby's good friend. James Gatz, also known as Jay Gatsby, is an extremely wealthy bachelor who lives next door to Nick. Across the lake is East Egg, where married couple Tom and Daisy Buchannan live. They are extremely rich and own a huge estate. However, Gatsby has immense love for Daisy and has loved her for a very long time. Additionally, Gatsby does not spend the rest of his life with her because of her death. Therefore, Gatsby does not achieve self-actualization in Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Daisy's love collapses. Gatsby reaches the second highest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which are the esteem needs. Nick is invited to one of Gatsby's big parties that he throws every weekend. Nick talks about what he expects at the party: “I think the first night I went to Gatsby's house, I was one of the few guests who was actually invited. People weren’t invited – they went” (41). Gatsby parties attract huge crowds; it felt like people were taking over every inch of his house. This is because he is honored and respected by those present: “People weren't invited – they went.” Since only an infinite... middle of paper ...... although Daisy loved him and was still married, she never had the same feelings with Tom as she had with Gatsby, "I [Gatsby] Don’t do it.” I think she never liked him [Tom]” ( ). They were in love but Tom stopped him, causing their relationship to break up. However, Gatsby and Daisy's relationship ends when Gatsby is murdered by George Wilson. As a result, Gatsby does not reach the highest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs because he does not reach his full life potential. His relationship with Daisy ends upon his death and now becomes a vestige. Overall, Gatsby's life does not reach its highest potential because his relationship with Daisy ends upon his death. So he never reached the highest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Gatsby fails to reach his highest potential and personal fulfillment in life because his relationship with Daisy falls apart.