The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
We learn the truth about Gatsby's past, which Nick was told later, but is telling us now. His name is not even Jay Gatsby. He was born in North Dakota, went to college for two weeks in Minnesota, and moved to Lake Superior. He worked for a man named Dan Cody who influenced who he became. Cody influenced Gatsby to want the life of a wealthy and successful man and was the reason for him choosing not to drink much. Learn from others mistakes is a phrase that could fit that situation. Due to Cody being a drunk, Gatsby saw what liquor does to people and decided to "let it alone." I think this connects to my life in a way as well. For example, one of my parents smoke, and the affects that I have seen allowed for me to make the decision to not smoke (ever).
Gatsby then invites Daisy and Tom over, "...but the really surprising thing was that it hadn't happened before" (Fitzgerald, 101). He had lived across from them all this time, so why had he not invited them?
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