In the beginning of this chapter, we get a good look at what it is that makes Gatsby great in The Great Gatsby. With the change of his name, Gatsby brought a change to his character, "The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God...(98)." Gatsby went from hardly scraping by to being successful from his work with Dan Cody. Upon Cody's death, he inherited some money which he never got. I guess that makes sense, but how did Gatsby get rich then?
Actually, I do not believe this story. I thought he inherited his money from his wealthy parents prior to this story. Apparently they lived in San Francisco, but he just said they were unsuccessful farmers from North Dakota. The story of his name is believable because Jay Gatsby from James Gatz makes some sense. I just feel like Gatsby is disguising the source of his wealth possibly due to a suspicious past.
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