Jay Gatsby

James Gatz is born

Jan 1, 1895

Parents are poor farmers, grows up poor. (98) "at the age of seventeen" "His parents were unsuccessful farm people"

Gatsby starts to fish for salmon and dig for clams

Oct 26, 1911

Gatsby works and makes very little money. (98) "a clam digger and a salmon fisher."

Works as janitor

Jul 30, 1912

Works as janitor at St. Olaf's (99) "worked at the small Lutheran college of St. Olaf's in Minnesota."

James meets Cody

Oct 27, 1912

James Gatz meets Dan Cody when he warns him about an imcoming storm. ( 98) "Jay Gatsby borrowed a rowboat, pulled out to the Tuolomee, and informed Cody a storm was coming."

Becomes Jay Gatsby

Nov 12, 1912

Dan Cody gives James Gatz the name Jay Gatsby. (98)

Cody leaves Gatsby money

Oct 28, 1917

Cody leaves Gatsby $25,000, but Cody's wife finds a way to prevent Gatsby from receiving the money. (100) "A legacy of twenty five thousand dollars. He never did get it"

Cody dies

Oct 30, 1917

Cody died a week after Ella Kaye came on board the ship (100) "Dan Cody inhospitably died."