Dan Cody is a character who in the story plays a huge role in Jay Gatsby's life. Dan is not really mentioned at all throughout the whole story except in chapter six where he is introduced. He is the one who is really credited with getting Jay his job after getting out of the war.
Dan Cody and Gatsby became friends with each other back when Jay was working in Lake Superior, digging fo
r clams and fishing for salamon. Gatsby had heard that there was a big storm that was coming towards Lake Superior, so Gatsby got in his boat and rowed out to a yacht to warn the man that there was a storm coming. That man happened to be Dan Cody, Dan invited Gatsby onto his yacht. After that they were bestfriends, Jay was now Dan's personal assistant and they were working together a whole lot. James and Jay were so close as friends that Dan had convinced Jay to change his name to Jay Gatsby, because prior to that his real name was James Gatz.
Dan Cody was living
the ultimate life and Jay really wanted to live the same lifestyle as him. Dan had eventually passed away, and when he did he left Jay $25,000. So that gave Gatsby to find away to make easy money. Once this started, Gatsby got into the whole bootlegging buisness. In the 1920's when prohibition had occured getting alcohol was a serious topic, so Gatsby did just that. So with all of Gatsby's sucess most all of it can be credited towards Dan Cody.
Dan Cody and Gatsby became friends with each other back when Jay was working in Lake Superior, digging fo
r clams and fishing for salamon. Gatsby had heard that there was a big storm that was coming towards Lake Superior, so Gatsby got in his boat and rowed out to a yacht to warn the man that there was a storm coming. That man happened to be Dan Cody, Dan invited Gatsby onto his yacht. After that they were bestfriends, Jay was now Dan's personal assistant and they were working together a whole lot. James and Jay were so close as friends that Dan had convinced Jay to change his name to Jay Gatsby, because prior to that his real name was James Gatz.Dan Cody was living
the ultimate life and Jay really wanted to live the same lifestyle as him. Dan had eventually passed away, and when he did he left Jay $25,000. So that gave Gatsby to find away to make easy money. Once this started, Gatsby got into the whole bootlegging buisness. In the 1920's when prohibition had occured getting alcohol was a serious topic, so Gatsby did just that. So with all of Gatsby's sucess most all of it can be credited towards Dan Cody. 
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