The Great Gatsby Chapter 6 Question

In chapter six of The Great Gatsby we find out about Mr. Gatsby true life story. He was born in North Dakota on a farm and he was known as James Gatz. There are many reasons to why Mr. Gatsby would have lied about his past. For example, when Mr. Gatsby went to St. Olaf's college he had to drop out because he was embarrassed and made fun of doing janitorial work that he was required to do to pay for his tuition. ALso when he was younger he worked on lake Superior digging for clams and fishing for salmon. Finally Mr. Gatsby finds a man named Dan Cody who was very wealthier and worked as his assistant on his Yacht. When Dan Cody dies Mr. Gatsby enjoyed the wealthy lifestyle so he decides to dedicate himself to also becoming a wealthy man. Another reason why Mr. Gatsby could have lied is because he didn't want people to know he was a poor farmer and was embarrassed and humiliated when he went to college. Nick told us at this point in the book instead of earlier in the book because he wanted people to see how Mr. Gatsby really is so people wouldn't think different because of what he did when he was younger.