Jay Gatsby was a very rich character in the novel. The mystery of his taunted the audience of the book until Chapter 6 of the book. At that chapter, the readers find out that Gatsby came from a farm in North Dakota and did not have very much money. Gatsby worked as a janitor to make his way through college and eventually dropped out.
He worked on Lake superior the next summer fishing salmon and digging for clams. While working he meets a man whom later let Gatsby have a job as his personal assistant. The man left Gatsby $25,000, but the man’s mistress kept him from getting the money. After, Gatsby dedicated himself to becoming wealthy and successful. …show more content…
Having fame and fortune might be nice but it will not matter if you have no one to share it with. Daisy Buchanan. That is the only girl gatsby wants. The girl to put the cherry on top. Its too bad she is already married. Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan, who is having an affair with Myrtle, who is also married. The difference between Tom and Gatsby is that Tom was born into money, Gatsby was not. Tom found it easy to get through life with the money he owns in his back pocket, gatsby did not. With Tom, everyone knew where his money came from, with gatsby, no one did. Tom has Daisy, Gatsby does