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Both were self made business men who came from not so rich beginnings. It is ironic because Gatsby learns how to be "upper class" from a guy whose origins are distinctly "lower class, just like Gatsby.
Cody is described as having enjoyed his wealth to the utmost, living a life of extravagant leisure. For Gatsby, Cody symbolizes the epitome of wealth and status. He is the very manifestation of the young Gatsby's dreams and ambition, the realization of his own potential and "instinct toward his future glory."
Dan Cody's flaw was that after many years in the metal rush mining business, he had become “physically robust” and on the verge of soft-mindedness.
In chapter 6, Fitzgerald uses dramatic irony very effectively to emphasize the crucial significance behind the quote "I know your wife". To Tom Buchanan this is quite an ordinary line to hear but as a reader we know exactly how well Gatsby and Daisy know each other; therefore knowing more than Tom does himself.
Tom Buchanan learns that his wife, Daisy, is having an affair, which is ironic given that he is also having an affair. Daisy is the driver of the vehicle that hits and kills Myrtle Wilson. This is ironic since Myrtle is the mistress of her husband. These are both examples of dramatic irony.
What is ironic about Gatsby's death? Gatsby's death is a moment of irony because he is still waiting for Daisy to call him so they can be together, but he does not realize that Daisy and her husband have already reconciled with one another.
Who is Dan Cody and what is his significance in Gatsby's life? Dan Cody was a wealthy man who employed a seventeen year old James Gat and exposed him to a new lavish life that Gatz longed for. He also left Gatsby $25,000 and a yacht when he died.
Cody put all of his trust into Gatsby, and Gatsby took care of Cody for all those years. Because of this, Dan Cody left him $25,000 in his will… but that sneaky Ella Kaye found a way to get her claws into it, so Gatsby never saw any of the money.
Tom accuses Gatsby of being a bootlegger and Daisy defends the party by pointing out that most of the guests had not been invited.
Dan Cody serves as Gatsby's friend and mentor. He not only gives Gatsby a taste of "elite" life, but also gives him the only education he receives – a by-the-seat-of-your-pants education that gives Gatsby the skills and experience to head off in pursuit of wealth and class.
Gatsby sails the seas with Cody for five years.
Why does James Gatz of North Dakota row out to Dan Cody's yacht? He warns him about an impending storm. What happened to Gatsby's $25,000 inheritance from Dan Cody? His mistress prevented him from claiming it.
In The Great Gatsby, Dan Cody left money to Gatsby, who never gets it because of Cody's wife, who turns out to be untrustworthy. The irony is that Cody wasn't careful and clearly did not see this betrayal coming, which seems odd for a man who was clearly shrewd enough to make millions in business.
When Cody died, he left Gatsby $25,000, but Cody's mistress prevented him from claiming his inheritance. Gatsby then dedicated himself to becoming a wealthy and successful man.
What did Cody teach Gatsby? Gatsby learned about wealth and how to live that type of lifestyle. Without Cody's influence, he might not ever have learned to love the expensive party lifestyle. He was also influenced by Cody's heavy drinking, as he frequently had to take care of him.
And it was from Cody that he inherited money—a legacy of twenty-five thousand dollars. He didn't get it. He never understood the legal device that was used against him but what remained of the millions went intact to Ella Kaye.
When Cody died in 1912, he left Gatsby $25,000 in his will (equivalent to $758,103 in 2022), but Cody's mistress Ella Kaye cheated Gatsby out of the inheritance.
The only people to attend the funeral are Nick, Owl Eyes, a few servants, and Gatsby's father, Henry C. Gatz, who has come all the way from Minnesota.
Gatsby then met Dan Cody, a 50-year-old mining and precious metals expert, and was his assistant for five years on a boat called the Tuolomee. When Cody died, he left Gatsby $25,000. But Gatsby was never able to collect the money, due to a legal technicality.
Q: What is deeply ironic in Tom's statement, "... I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me"? A: It is extremely ironic because Tom himself has been "running around" many times during his and Daisy's marriage.
The green light at the end of Daisy's dock in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is symbolic of Jay Gatsby's undying love, desperation and the inability to reach the American dream. The story is set in New York during the Jazz Age. In the story, the color green represents the limitations of power and money.
First, Daisy Buchanan is the driver of the mysterious “death car”—she's the one who accidentally runs over and kills Myrtle. This is ironic because while the reader knows that Tom Buchanan had been having an affair with Myrtle, Daisy has no idea that the woman she killed was her husband's mistress.
Jay Gatsby is shot to death in the swimming pool of his mansion by George Wilson, a gas-station owner who believes Gatsby to be the hit-and-run driver who killed his wife, Myrtle.
Water has been a transformative medium throughout Gatsby's life and some people believe his death within the pool symbolizes a sort of baptism, cleansing Gatsby's soul and the renewal of his life after death.