For Jay Gatsby, his whole past affected his future positively. Starting from when he was young, he was the son of poor farmers and his original name was James Gatz. The minute James saved saved an old man from a storm, he knew his future would change completely. If it wasn’t for that man whose name was Dan Cody and was also very rich, Gatsby wouldn’t have known how to act like a gentleman and wouldn’t have learned the manners of the rich in the future. And also, would not have changed his name to Jay Gatsby. When Gatsby enlisted in the military during World War 1, he met Daisy and fell in love with her. If it wasn’t for her, Gatsby would not have worked as hard as he did to have the money, the power, the life he desired to have with Daisy,
