Jay Gatzby, birth name James Gatz, the son of poor and unsuccessful farmers, developed into a multi-millionaire. Gatsby smothered himself in popularity to try and block out the memory of the man he was before his change
He is a person full of secrets; rumours surround his past and present.
James Gatz is a man who's unknown soul was left to linger in the past.
The real James Gatz, grew up in North Dakota; his parents were „shiftless“(p.105) and „unsuccessful“(p.105) farmers. He never accepted his parents “...his imagination had never really accepted them as parents at all”.
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