Dan Cody

In the Great Gatsby, Gatsby one day he see's this yacht owned by this guy named Dan Cody. Dan Cody is a wealthy copper mogul. So Gatsby rows out to tell Dan that there is a storm coming. Dan took Gatsby aboard and was very thankful that he made Gatsby his personal assistant. Gatsby traveled with him everywhere and loved being wealthy.

Dan drank a lot and so one of Gatsby's jobs was to look after him when he was drunk. It showed Gatsby what drinking could do to people and Gatsby decided not to become a drinker himself. When Dan died he left a lot of money to Gatsby but Cody's mistress kept Gatsby from claiming this money. so from then on Gatsby dedicated himself to becoming a wealthy and successful person even if it meant doing illegal things.

Dan Cody was like Gatsby's mentor, Jay really looked up to him. Before Jay met Dan Cody he was poor and his legal name was James Gatz. James had always had a passion for money, but his parents couldn't support him, because they were unsuccessful farm people. Dan Cody changed Gatsby's life, he changed his name and got him in the business at a young age. I think that Jay got all of his bootlegging skills from Dan. The only think that Gatsby has in his memory is an old picture of him that hangs in his house.

Work Cited

" Major Characters".The Great Gatsby list of Characters. 30 May 2010 http://www.fcps.edu/westspringfieldhs/academic/english/1project/99gg/99gg2/charlis2.htm

Gangsters and Mafia

The 1920s were famous for prohibition and gangsters. "Gangsters were known because they bootlegged alcohol, meaning that they sold alcohol illegally." When the eighteenth amendment was passed in 1917, American people started to acted differently. Some people would kill for their beer. The difference between gangsters and bootleggers is that gangsters were more violent towards others. When they tried to take over bars, and the owner would not allow it they would most likely kill them. The men who became gangsters were mainly apart of the lower class, such as Jay Gatsby.

The most famous gangster in the 1920s was Al Capone. Al Capone controlled many places in the city, he controlled speakeasies, poker houses, and nightclubs. Al Capone's gang was also involved in the Valentines Day Massacre. The massacre involved his gang and George "Bugs" Moran's gang. Bugs was a bootlegger as well and the massacre took place in his main liquor headquarters. Six of the seven men were killed. Although Capone was very violent he is said to be generous and closely believed in loyalty and honor. He was one of the original gangsters in the roaring 1920s, the prohibition era.

In The Great Gatsby the gangster is probably Jay Gatsby. He is very secretive and mainly keeps to himself. Jay was very poor in his early years and all of a sudden became very rich. Gatsby was willing to do anything to be rich for his true love, Daisy. So the fastest way to get to the top was to become a bootlegger and move up to a gangster. Gatsby has committed crimes and gives out alcohol at all of his parties and more. He is very secretive and does not like to talk to anyone about his business, and many people believe that he has killed a man maybe even more. We also find out that he will threaten anyone so that he gets what he wants. That is the difference between Gatsby and Capone, Capone believes in honor and Gatsby believes in Daisy.

Work Cited

"The Gangsters of the 1920's". 23 May 2010<www.exampleessays.com>

The Men of Gatsby

"The Great Gatsby gives us a glimpse into the gender roles of post-WWI America. Gender roles are in part decided by societal roles, as Tom’s upper class masculinity (strength, intimidation, virility) is contrasted with Wilson’s lower class version (hard working nature, naiveté). Unfaithfulness is a trait of both women and men, as we see in the text’s prevalent adultery. Women take physical abuse at the hands of Tom’s overly-macho persona, which seems a right of his gender at the time. His abuse is a form of the control that he exercises over both his mistress and his wife.

Even Gatsby, who treats Daisy as if she is the most precious jewel in the world, does not ultimately understand women. He treats his love as a prize, rather than a person. Daisy and Jordan, interestingly, seem to do as they please – but they still define themselves by their ability to attract men." Men have a primary role in the home, and that is to make the money and be happy with their lives. Tom is one of the wealthiest men in the novel, he likes to polo and make sure is life is the most extravagant one there is even if that means trying to verbally lower his opponents such as Gastby. Tom sees another woman, Mrytle Wilson, and although he is in a secretive relationship with her he still loves Daisy, and would never leave her.

Jay Gatsby is the other wealthy man in the novel, he makes his money by being a bootlegger. Gatsby is trying to sweep Daisy off her feet and take her away from Tom, but Tom won't let that happen. The last main man is Nick Carraway. He is very different from the other two, he is not wealthy, he is not trying to steal woman, and he does not judge others. Nick knows that Tom is seeing Mrytle, and he knows that Gastby is a bootlegger but he does not judge them. Theses are the Great men of Gatsby.

Work Cited

"The Great Gatsby " Shmoop. 25 May 2010 http://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/gender-theme.html

Jealousy

Jealousy is an emotion that is created by the lack of security. Jealousy is also known as the green-eyed monster and you can see it in people. Many people become jealous of others because they have something better than them. Everybody has a sense of jealousy in The Great Gatsby there are all types of jealousy. There is jealousy of people having more money than others and the jealousy of people being married to others.

One of the first jealousies seen in the novel is the jealousy between Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanans. Jay is jealous of Tom because he is married to Daisy, the woman that he has loved for a very long time. The jealousy it is also reverse Tom is jealous of Gatsby. Tom is jealous because Gatsby is more rich and knows more famous people than Tom. Tom tries to put Gatsby down by saying he makes his money by bootlegging and he says that the people they met aren't really that famous.

The jealousy is also show show between Myrtle and Daisy. Mrytle is very jealous of Daisy because she is married to Tom and she is the reason they can not be together. She is also jealous of her because she has nice clothes and gets anything she wants. The last jealousy in this book is the jealousy of Gatsby by Klipspringer. Klipspringer is jealous of Gatsby's huge house and large amount of money. He takes advantage of Gatsby but still does not posses the things that Gatsby has.

The Women of Gatsby

The women of Gatsby are mostly flappers. Women had more freedom than they ever had and they were taking advantage of it. Marriage seemed to mean nothing to the men and women of the 1920’s. In the great Gatsby there are many of affairs that take place like one between Tom and Myrtle. In 1920 the 19^th amendment was ratified giving women the right to vote and they had some power over what was happening around them.

Even with these new freedoms, women were not thought of as equal to men. They were not paid as much and were still supposed to be dependent on their father or husband. Young women were still pressured to behave in the Victorian ways by their parents. Daisy had once said that " rich woman do not marry poor boys." This is why woman always wanted a richer man than the one they already had. They rebelled against this strict rule of their lives and the flappers were created. This is the time that woman partied and were very risky in the world.

The main woman in The Great Gatsby was Daisy Buchanans, Jordan Baker, and Myrtle Wilson. Daisy is married to Tom Buchanans and she is seeing Jay Gatsby secretly. Myrtle Wilson is married to as well and is cheating on him with Tom Buchanans behind their spouses. Jordan Baker is the only one that is not cheating on anyone, because she is not married. She is dating Nick Carraway. Daisy and Myrtle are both seeing men that are richer than their husbands. Jordan is seeing Nick, but he is not rich so she does not care about money.

Work Cited

"Women and Gatsby". Poca. 20 May 2010. http://boe.poca.k12.wv.us/pchs/Novels/gatsby/womenand%20gatsby.htm

Unrequited Love

Unrequited love is love that is not openly reciprocated, even though reciprocation is usually deeply desired. The beloved may or may not be aware of the admirer's deep affections.Being in love with somebody who doesn't love you can be a heartbreaking experience. In the Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby has unrequited love for Daisy. He loves Daisy a lot but she is now married to Tom and Gatsby has a hard time wrapping his head around the idea that Daisy truly loves Tom.

Work Cited

"Unrequited Love" You Tube. 19 May.2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gMwpB9W7a4>

East Egg vs. West Egg

East Egg

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West Egg

West Egg is where Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby live. "The less Fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them." It is the less fashionable city, but the West is more traditional. West Egg also is the older city of the two. The people that live there are newly rich, and once you are just rich you move on up to East Egg. The person that is well know on this Long Island is Jay Gatsby. People come from all over just to attend his fabulous parties.

Across the bay was East Egg the more fashionable and very rich place to live. That is were Daisy and Tom Buchanans, and Jordan Baker live. People here are in very good physical condition and the men wear nice clothes and they own horses and ponies. The woman are there just as fools, living the rich life and making other people jealous of their luxurious lives. "The East is connected to the moral decay and social cynicism of New York." The story takes place in both of these cities and New York.

Works Cited

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 1925