Great Gatsby: Chapter 6

Question 1

Summary

Answer 1

• Nick interrupts the narrative to give some background information on Gatsby
• Gatsby was born as James Gatz and was the son of poor farmers in N. Dakota
• He left home at 16 because he wanted to make something more out of his life
• Gatsby borrowed a boat and introduced himself to Dan Coady, who is a very wealthy and lived a lifestyle of going to wild parties and drinking excessively
• Coady takes on Gatsby as his assistant as he is impressed by his intelligence and determination
• He changes his name to Jay Gatsby
• Daisy comes into his life when he is a soldier stationed in Louisville
• Gatsby invites Daisy and Tom to the next party but she is repulsed by the party
• When Tom criticises the party, Daisy defends it nonetheless, saying that the people at the party are more interesting than the people she comes into contact w
• She also defends Gatsby, saying he has made his own money
• Gatsby talks to Nick once all the other guests have left and is miserable because he thinks Daisy didn’t have a good time