Jay Gatsby, formerly known as James Gatz, is an extremely wealthy young man, around thirty, who lives in a Gothic Mansion next door to the narrator, Nick Carraway, on West Egg. Gatsby had been born into poverty in rural North Dakota and after working for a millionaire; he dedicates his life to becoming wealthy, so that he would never have to experience poverty again. When he meets a charming and luxurious girl named Daisy in Louisville, he falls in love with her and was willing to do anything to gain the social status to win her. Later in the story, it is told that Gatsby had made his fortune through organized crime and bootlegging, including distribution of illegal grain alcohol and trading in stolen securities. Though at first he wanted to become rich because he despised pov

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