The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
In chapter 6, we finally start to gain a real glimpse of Jay Gatsby's past, or should I say James Gatz's past. Not only do we learn his real name but we learn that he used to be a young imaginatively ambitious boy of a poor, failed farm-family. When describing the young Gatsby, I like how Fitzgerald uses the phrase "He was a son of God", describing that he thought of himself as being part of a higher calling than just a farm-boy (Fitzgerald 98). With all his ambition, young James Gatz was soon taken under the wing of the millionaire Dan Cody. It was he who Gatz aspired to be like.
So back at Gatsby's mansion, one of Jay's many usual house guests decided to bring Tom Buchanan over for a drink. By some curious impulse, Jay very brazenly starts directing his conversation towards Tom. In mid-conversation, Jay suddenly says, " 'I know your wife,' continued Gatsby almost aggressively" (Fitzgerald 102). I am not sure the exact reason for Gatsby's eagerness to get that across to Tom, whether it be out of nervousness or a negative disposition towards Tom and his rude "hosts", but I am sure that after hearing this, Tom is greatly off put at the thought of Daisy "running around alone" (Fitzgerald 103). Tom, who already seems like the jealous type, is soon to find out about Daisy and Gatsby's newly found love, and once Tom decides to take action against Gatsby, I believe this story will not end well for either Tom or Jay.
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