It is during this chapter that Gatsby's true history is revealed. He was actually born as James Gatz and grew up on a farm in North Dakota. After dropping out of St. Olaf's College in Minnesota, he worked on Lake Superior where he met a wealthy mogul named Cody. Cody took Gatsby under his wing and took him all over the Barbary Coast and West Indies where Gatsby fell in love with riches. To Gatsby's dismay, he did not receive the inheritance left to him by Cody, due to complications with Cody's family. Consequently, Gatsby dedicated the rest of his life to harvesting his own wealth and becoming a successful man.
Moving on in the chapter, Tom and Daisy attend one of Gatsby's parties. Tom is only there to keep an eye on Daisy as he suspects there is something going on between her and Gatsby. After upsetting Daisy by telling her that Gatsby became rich through bootlegging, she rebukes that his wealth is from drugstores that he owns. Gatsby confides in Nick after the Buchanans leave that he is unhappy that Daisy didn't have a good time and that he wants Daisy to leave Tom so that things can go back to being the way they were before he left Daisy in Louisville for the war. Nick warns Gatsby that he cannot recreate the past but Gatsby is set on his goal to have Daisy back.
Gatsby is definitely blinded by the fantastical image that he has created in his mind. He does not see what is really going on. His relationship with Daisy cannot be so easily restored and he is denying that because he is so set on having this ideal, rich life with her. He does not really know the details of Daisy and Tom's relationship; he just assumes that she must have no feelings for Tom at all because she and Gatsby were in love years ago. In a way, Gatsby is very naïve and foolish for thinking that getting back to the way things were would be so easy.
Moving on in the chapter, Tom and Daisy attend one of Gatsby's parties. Tom is only there to keep an eye on Daisy as he suspects there is something going on between her and Gatsby. After upsetting Daisy by telling her that Gatsby became rich through bootlegging, she rebukes that his wealth is from drugstores that he owns. Gatsby confides in Nick after the Buchanans leave that he is unhappy that Daisy didn't have a good time and that he wants Daisy to leave Tom so that things can go back to being the way they were before he left Daisy in Louisville for the war. Nick warns Gatsby that he cannot recreate the past but Gatsby is set on his goal to have Daisy back.
Gatsby is definitely blinded by the fantastical image that he has created in his mind. He does not see what is really going on. His relationship with Daisy cannot be so easily restored and he is denying that because he is so set on having this ideal, rich life with her. He does not really know the details of Daisy and Tom's relationship; he just assumes that she must have no feelings for Tom at all because she and Gatsby were in love years ago. In a way, Gatsby is very naïve and foolish for thinking that getting back to the way things were would be so easy.