Chapter+6

Summary:
===Gatsby's past is revealed. His real name is James Gatz, and his big break comes when he meets Dan Cody on his yacht. He sailed with Cody for years until he died. Gatsby invites Tom into his home and to his next party. Tom and Daisy go to this party. Gatsby is upset because he thinks that Daisy had a bad time. Gatsby vows to fix everything and repeat the past. ===

Time Period:
===In this chapter, Dan Cody is described as "a product of the silver fields" (Fitzgerald 105). This shows the rush for metals and winning riches. Many people during this period dreamt of wealth. This chapter also refers to bootleggers, who are men who illegally make or distribute during Prohibition in the 20s. ===

Relation to Fitzgerald's Life:
===Fitzgerald was known in the 1920s for heavy drinking, so the references to alcohol relate to his life. Drinking withheld him from having a more successful life other then partying. When he drank, his personality changed. In the novel, partying and drinking seems like fun but it doesn't show the downsides of it. ===

Common Themes:
===In this chapter, Gatsby is shown to have lived the American Dream like not of the other characters have lived it. He started at the bottom of the social and economic food chain and worked his way up, becoming obscenely rich and popular with everyone. Even though he is in some shady business, he is very loved--or at least seems to be--and he seems completely successful. Another important theme shown here is that of self and rebirth; James Gatz was cast off entirely by his debonair alter ego when Gatsby thought a new persona would help him. However, it is revealed that Gatsby never truly loses his sense of self; he was always a gentleman even when he was a child. ===

Marxist View:
===Gatsby continues to use his wealth to win Daisy back. He invites her to one of his parties and she points out that people who weren't invited were still there. This shows how the wealthy class is carefree and thinks they are above everyone else, like they can show up to his parties uninvited. After this, Gatsby doesn't think Daisy is having a good time, so he is going to try to repeat the past. ===

Feminist View:
===In this chapter, it seems like Gatsby does all the work to impress Daisy. He invites her to the party, but he thinks she doesn't like it. This portrays that men have to do all the work, and still women aren't satisfied. === ===Colors as Symbols: A woman under a white plum tree is portrayed as sweet and beautiful. Once again, the color white emphasizes the innocence of the person in the novel. The color gold in this chapter shows the wealthiness in Daisy because she offers to Tom if he wanted to use her gold pencil to take down addresses for possible dinner guests. Another example of color is when "a breeze stirred the gray haze of Daisy's fur collar" (Fitzgerald 108) because Daisy seemed unhappy and miserable as she left the party with Tom. She seemed like she wanted to stay with Gatsby because she loved him and had more fun with him. ===

**Sources:**
===//Dictionary.com | Free Online Dictionary for English Definitions//. Web. 08 Apr. 2011. < http://dictionary.reference.com/> ===