Chapter Summary:
The chapter commences with Nick talking about a young reporter coming to Gatsby’s house and asking him some questions about himself. Then it goes on to talk about Gatsby’s true past. His real name is James Gatz and he is from South Dakota. He met a man named Dan Cody and idealized him for the rich life he led. He becomes good friends with Cody, eventually traveling with him on his yacht and after he dies he is promised a good amount of money. Daisy and Tom attend Gatsby’s party and Tom notices that Daisy is spending more and more time at the Gatsby estate and assumes that Gatsby is a bootlegger. Gatsby continues to relieve things about his past to Nick as he tries to obtain Daisy.
Character Choice:
I. Dan Cody
II. “The transactions in Montana copper that made him many times a millionaire found him physically robust but on the verge of soft-mindedness, and, suspecting this, an infinite number of women tried to separate him from his money” (Fitzgerald 105).
III. Cody is like a mentor to Gatsby. He is rich and someone that Gatsby can and does look up to. He portrays the perfect American Dream in Gatsby’s eyes.
IV. We first hear of Dan Cody when Gatsby is showing Daisy around his house. In his room there is a very large picture of Cody and a small one beside it where Gatsby stands in a yachting uniform. This is a symbol that Cody was a guide in Gatsby’s early life in forming who he truly wanted to be.
Quote Selection:
“Tom was evidently perturbed at Daisy’s running around alone…” (Fitzgerald 110).
This shows the tension between Daisy and Tom. Tom is cheating on Daisy and now Daisy is officially cheating on Tom. It is all a big mess.
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