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Chapter Six
He worked on lake superior the next summer, and saw a man, Dan Cody who was a wealthy copper mogul sailing a yacht. Gatsby went out to warn him about a storm and Dody then took on young Gatsby and made him his persona; assistant. He gave him the name, 'Jay Gatsby'. Travelling with him, Gatsby fell in love with the wealth and luxury. Gatsby had to look after Cody during his drinking binges. When he dies, COdy left him $25000 but Cody's mistress prevented him from getting his inheritance. Gastby decided he wanted to be a welthy and succesful man. Nick doesn't see Gatsby or Daisy for several weeks and when Nick goes to Gatsby's mansion, he is surprised to see Tome Buchanan. Tom and Mr and Mrs Sloane have stopped for a drink. Gatsby invited them for dinner but they refuse, and so to be polite they offered for Gatsby to dine with the and he accepted, not understanding the insincerity of the invitation. Tom is highly critical of Daisy's visits to Gatsby alone, and although suspicious, does not know Gatsby and Daisy's love. The next Saturday Tom and Daisy go to one of Gatsby's party's. Tom has no interest in the party but wants to keep an eye on Daisy because of his dislike towards Gatsby. The party strikes Nick unfavorably this time round, he even notices that Daisy is not have a good time. Tom tells Daisy that Gatsby's wealth comes from bootlegging - she gets upset and tells him it comes from a chain of drugstores he owns. Gatsby looks for Nick and is unhappy as Daisy had an unpleasant time. He wants everything to be the exact same as they were in Louisville. Gatsby want Daisy to leave Tom and be with him. Although Nick tries to explain that he cannot recreate the past - Gatsby believes that he can. ||
 * **Plot Summary** || A reporter comes, in hope of finding out the truth behind Gatsby's life. Gatsby turns the man away but Nick interrupts the story and decides to tell the truth about Gatsby's life, as he learned the truth before writing this account. His real name is James Gatz, he was not born into Wealth in San Francisco but into a live on a North Dakota farm. He dropped out of St Olaf's College in Minnesota just 2 weeks after starting, as he could not stand the humiliation f the janitor work in which he had to do to pay for his tuition.