This chapter centers around the literal truths of Mr. Gatsby. Everything he has said in the past was essentially a lie to cover up his life and background. Nick founds out more information from Gatsby. It is mentioned that Jay Gatsby was actually born as James Gatsby to a poor, farming family from the mid-west. Once grown up, he traveled to the Great Lakes and met a very wealthy man named Dan Cody who was on his yacht and was headed towards a giant storm that would have killed him were it not for Gatsby to arrive on the scene. Because Dan Cody appreciated Gatsby so very much, Cody allowed Gatsby to become a sort of apprentice to him. He taught Gatsby everything he needed to know such as, "how to talk, how to dress, and how to make money". Again, Gatsby knew that Cody had a large amount of money to his name, and if he was on good terms with Cody, Gatsby might inherit the money. This plan was interrupted when Cody's mistress did not allow Gatsby the inheritance and instead was given $25,000 for compensation. This did not fret Gatsby what so ever, as he made it his life mission to become very wealthy just like Dan Cody. The reader also, by now, knew that Gatsby was indeed in World War II, and beforehand had been together with Daisy. However, Gatsby was so caught up in the war that Daisy never received any notice of him being alive, so she married a wealthy man that the audience already knows as Tom Buchanan. When Gatsby comes back from the war and sees that Daisy has moved on, he sulks into a depression and lonely lifestyle. He essentially stalked Daisy and her husband to New York and bought the house across the lake and hosted these parties in the hopes of getting Daisy to come to just one of them. To me, this is a very deep commitment for Gatsby. He truly does care for Daisy, and wants to be with her again, but he just can't seem to catch a break...until now. Unfortunately for Gatsby, it is said that Daisy wasn't sure if she wanted to go back with Gatsby even now. Gatsby even goes to Nick towards the end of the chapter and tells him that Daisy did not like the party at all. Gatsby is getting more anxious; is he going to just lose his sanity if his dream girl won't commit to him?
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AuthorJustin Lavergne Archives
May 2015
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