... Dream. Gatsby looked toward the American Dream as a way into wealth he would soon realize that money does not give one love and happiness. James Gatz soon met a man named Dan Cody and who would teach Gatsby what he needed to be successful. Although, "it was from Cody that he inherited money - a legacy of twenty-five thousand dollars. He didn't get ... never come because you can not go back into the past. That is why in the novel that mansion of Gatsby's seems so symbolic because it is a possession that he bought with the money that he earned for Daisy and this house was meant to impress...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School