Great gatsby

Jay Gatsby

By fthomas0324
  • James Gatz is born to parent farmers.

    James Gatz is born to parent farmers.

    "His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people."(98)
  • Clammed and fished for salmon on Lake Superior; slept where he could

    Clammed and fished for salmon on Lake Superior; slept where he could

    "He had been beating his way along the south shore of Lake Superior as a clam-digger and a salmon-fisher or in any capacity that brought him food and bed." (98)
  • Worked at St. Olaf's in Minnesota as a janitor.

    Worked at St. Olaf's in Minnesota as a janitor.

    "An instinct towards his future glory had led him, some months before, to the small Lutheran college of St. Olaf's in southern Minnesota."(99)
  • Changed his name to Jay Gatsby.

    Changed his name to Jay Gatsby.

    "James Gatz-- that was really, or at least legally his name. He had changed it at the age of seventeen." (98)
  • Started his career with Dan Cody on his yacht on Lake Superior.

    Started his career with Dan Cody on his yacht on Lake Superior.

    "At the specific moment that witnessed the biggining of his career-- when he saw Dan Cody's yacht drop anchor..." (98)
  • Dan died and Gatsby did not inherit 25,000 dollars.

    Dan died and Gatsby did not inherit 25,000 dollars.

    "And it was from Cody that he inherited money-- A legacy of twenty-five thousand dollars. He didnt get it." (100)
  • He dates Daisy as a Liutenant in the army.

    He dates Daisy as a Liutenant in the army.

    "The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking, in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at some time, and because it seemed romantic to me I have remembered the incident ever since. His name was Jay Gatsby." (75)