The truth of Gatsby's past is revealed in the beginning of chapter six. Gatsby was born James Gatz on a North Dakota farm. He attended college but dropped out after two weeks. Gatsby met a man named Dan Cody and became his personal assistant. After Cody past away Gatsby vowed to be successful.To Nick's surprise he finds Tom at Gatsby's house. Tom and Daisy attend the next party at Gatsby's, one that Nick notices is unlike the others. Chapter six ends with the story of Gatsby's and Daisy's first kiss and how at that moment Gatsby knew he needed to be with her.
"His brown, hardening body lived naturally through half-fierce, half-lazy work of the bracing days. He knew the women early, and since they spoiled him became contemptuous of them, of young virgins because they were ignorant, of the others because they were hysterical about things which in his overwhelming self-absorption he took for granted."
Gatsby- Mysterious, deceptive, wealthy, corrupt, romantic, stalker
Gatsby is the protagonist and the foundation of the novel. He represents how appearances can be manipulated to fit a certain persona. His love and desire for Daisy is what drives his every action. He has followed her and dedicated his life to being with her.
"He talked a lot about his past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy."
Gatsby refers to his past a lot when thinking of Daisy. He wants to recreate their past relationship in the present. He wants a world that no longer exists. Daisy cannot live up to the hopes that Gatsby has put on her.
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