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James Gatz is born
Parents are poor farmers, grows up poor. (98) "at the age of seventeen" "His parents were unsuccessful farm people" -
Gatsby starts to fish for salmon and dig for clams
Gatsby works and makes very little money. (98) "a clam digger and a salmon fisher." -
Works as janitor
Works as janitor at St. Olaf's (99) "worked at the small Lutheran college of St. Olaf's in Minnesota." -
James meets Cody
James Gatz meets Dan Cody when he warns him about an imcoming storm. ( 98) "Jay Gatsby borrowed a rowboat, pulled out to the Tuolomee, and informed Cody a storm was coming." -
Becomes Jay Gatsby
Dan Cody gives James Gatz the name Jay Gatsby. (98) -
Cody leaves Gatsby money
Cody leaves Gatsby $25,000, but Cody's wife finds a way to prevent Gatsby from receiving the money. (100) "A legacy of twenty five thousand dollars. He never did get it" -
Cody dies
Cody died a week after Ella Kaye came on board the ship (100) "Dan Cody inhospitably died."
