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James Gatz: The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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James Gatz or also known as “ The Great Gatsby”, originated from poor farmers. James constantly fantasized about being rich. To James, this was the american dream. To make this dream come true, he pondered ways to accomplish it. James staring deliberating plan to obtain his wealthy dream. James started working for Dan Cody, a wealthy man on a yacht. James was Dan Cody's personal assistant. Dan Cody later died because he was an alcoholic. On page 108 Dan Cody leaves James twenty-five thousand dollars. “And it was from Cody that he inherited money-a legacy of twenty-five thousands dollars. He didn't get it.” James does not get the money because Dan Cody's mistress takes the money instead. James fell in love with all the luxuries of being rich. James became an officer for the war and was stationed at Fort Taylor where he meet a girl named Daisy. They fell in love but short after separated because James was gone for too long and James was not wealthy. …show more content…

James had to be wealthy in order to gain back the love of Daisy. James returns from the war and deticates the next year obtaining enough money to win Daisy back. Secretly, the way James earned his wealth was illegal. James sold illegal liquor. On the the other hand, Nick finds discovers that Daisy is miserable in her marriage with Tom. on page 39, Daisy says “The only CRAZY I was when i married him. I knew right away i made a mistake.” This shows the misery in her marriage with Tom. This was the opportunity James was waiting for. He was now wealthy enough to win her heart

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But the car James was trying to get in was his car, he had lost his keys. The group of teens got out the car & beat James and robbed him.

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James had a complicated family life as a child first from his mother was married three times. His first father was a pastor and left to go teach the gold miners in California about God. He sadly died from cholera and was laid in an unmarked grave

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Because he was on the outs with the English government, James needed to earn his right to human services and find aid through unconventional ways. The most important resource James needed was money. Money bought him a ticket on the boat, and food and supplies for the trip across the ocean and for the beginnings of his new settlement. Aside from physical needs, James needed psychological help. The atrocities he left behind in England scarred him in his dreams every night.

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In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F.Scott Fizgerald, you will see the hope of a man with the name James Gatz who in the book goes by the name of Jay Gatsby, he has a dream or kind of hope to be together with Daisy. James Gatz is a very wealthy man who enjoys throwing parties which contains mostly other wealthy people and most of the people that come to his parties are usually uninvited. He made his fortune so that he could go after his dream. James gatz main trait is hope and this affects him in many ways one of the ways which this affects him is money because he made all his money just so he could go after his dream, another way how is dream affects him is his feelings and how he acts when he is around Daisy, and finally the third way on how his dream affects him is his judgement when he is around Daisy.

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On the other hand James kind of loses his family but he gains them back by begging for money; he then gets a match against Joe Louis. After he won against Joe Louis he gets to go against Max Baer winning and bought a new house with his winnings for his family. Jurgis and James loved their family but had to lose them for a while before things started to get better; they know that with ups and downs their family will always be

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One must observe his past to uncover the answer. Born in Missouri, in 1847, James lived during the Civil War throughout part of his childhood. During the California Gold Rush, his father departed, and died of cholera. This left his mother, Zerelda, to care for Jesse and his siblings, Frank and Susan. His mother soon remarried and became the owner of seven slaves and a tobacco plantation.

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Tom becomes even more impulsive and angry than he usually is. Jordan and Nick remain relatively quiet. The conclusion of the chapter is everyone’s fault except for Nick’s. Jordan knew about Tom and Daisy’s affairs but decided not to say anything during the argument (128-135).

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Gatz is described as a runner after the American Dream that seems so close but yet so far. In the words Thomas Jefferson, “If you want something you never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.” Gatz takes the words of President Thomas to heart; in becoming Gatsby, Gatz redirects his purpose and ultimately his destiny. Fitzgerald presents a riddle with the renowned name of the East, Jay Gatsby. One theory suggests Fitzgerald based the name on “gat”, slang term for a gatling gun.

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Daisy could have married the man that she truly loved if she was not wealthy. It is easy for a wealthy person to not care about other people and live an extravagant life. After he meets up with Tom, Nick declares, “... Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness... let other people clean up the mess they had made” (Fitzgerald 179).

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Do you notice what he 's got about improving his mind? He was always great for that. He told me I et like a hog once, and I beat him for it." (Pg 143) James Gatz went onto Dan Cody 's boat and from that moment on James Gatz was gone.

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James left because of slavery, and this continued to affect his daughter. Even her childhood best friend, Ohene, would not marry her because of the lack of crops. He claimed, “to get the cocoa plants, I had to promise a man in Osu that I would marry his daughter. I will have to use all of the leftover goods from my cocoa trade to pay her bride price. I cannot marry Abena this season.

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