To young gatz, resting on his oars and looking up at the railed deck, that yacht represented all the beauty and glamour in the world. i suppose he smiled at cody-he had probably discovered that people liked him when he smiled. at any rate cody asked him a few questions (one of them elicited the brand new name) and found that he was quick and extravagantly ambitious.

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Social Studies

Shyla Welch

7 August, 10:38

To young gatz, resting on his oars and looking up at the railed deck, that yacht represented all the beauty and glamour in the world. i suppose he smiled at cody-he had probably discovered that people liked him when he smiled. at any rate cody asked him a few questions (one of them elicited the brand new name) and found that he was quick and extravagantly ambitious.

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Bibbles · Answer 1

People make their own luck; people will go to great lengths to win the approval of those they admire

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Jessica Goodwin · Answer 2

The paragraph belongs to the book "The Great Gatsby".

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"The Great Gatsby" is the book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and tells the story of how Gatsby trod a path of illicit trade and managed to get out of poverty and become a great tycoon.

The paragraph shown above reveals the moment when Gatsby, as a teenager, meets Dan Cody, who shows him how profitable working in America was and could lead Gatsby to wealth and success.