Gatsby lost in a mirage

Throughout Gatsby's life he felt like he wasn't given the opportunities he deserved. He worked for everything he got, whether it was honest work or not didn't make a difference to him. I think that Gatsby saw something in Daisy that he wanted for himself and she had finally given him that chance he had previously never got. I don't believe that it was the person Daisy that he became enthralled with I believe it was this mirage of a Daisy that became his own personal beacon. Gatsby doesn't seem like he is a complete person in and of himself. The reason I say this is because of the lengths he goes to in order to capture this illusion. He throws elaborate parties every weekend, moving across the water from Daisy, befriends Nick and all the other little things. If he was happy with himself, with who he was as a person I don't believe it would have happened in that way. Its like he was chasing after the idea of what he "should" be instead of who he really was. His whole life was centered around this mirage, which he took to his grave. If Gatsby had lived longer than he had I still don't believe he would of ever come to the reality of his situation. If he did end up seeing that reality I think it would be so damaging in a psychological way that he wouldn't have lived much longer after his realization.