because he didnt want to get in trouble
Dan Cody's inheritance was left to his ex-wife and Gatsby's mistress, Ella Kaye, after Dan Cody's death. Gatsby didn't receive any inheritance from Dan Cody.
Cody's mistress prevented Gatsby from claiming his inheritance.
The man who left Jay Gatsby $20,000 in his will was named Dan Cody. Gatsby worked for Cody as a young man and inherited a substantial amount of money from him after his death. This inheritance allowed Gatsby to finance his extravagant lifestyle and pursuit of Daisy Buchanan.
Dan Cody was a wealthy copper mine owner from the Midwest who took a young James Gatsby under his wing and mentored him. Cody's wealth and extravagant lifestyle left a lasting impression on Gatsby and influenced his own pursuit of wealth and social status. Cody's sudden death cut short Gatsby's dreams of inheriting his fortune.
He is a man of 50 who Gatsby met at the age of 17, while clam-digging and salmon-fishing. He owned a yacht and that's when Jay Gatz changed his named to Jay Gatsby. Dan Cody was an alcoholic and took Gatsby under his wing for five years, teaching him illegal bootlegging before his death. He left Gatsby $25,000
Dan Cody's heir and lover in "The Great Gatsby" is Daisy Buchanan. Daisy was once involved with Dan Cody before she married Tom Buchanan. Cody left Daisy a significant sum of money upon his death, which Tom later inherited.
Ella Kaye is a minor character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby." She is a woman with ties to Gatsby's past, known for her involvement in some business dealings with Gatsby. She is not a central character, but her presence in the story adds to the exploration of Gatsby's mysterious background and sources of wealth.
That he is from North Dakota. was poor but did not wanna stay poor he went to college and he had to work as a janitor to pay hihs education at the school. he quit after 2 weeks of humiliation. he was a clam digger and a salmon fisher. he saw Dan Codys yacht and he became his right had to take care of him and his drunkness and that is one of the reasons gatsby doesnt drink. Cody dies and left gatsb 25,000 dlls and he could not get his money because a mistres of Cody took it. so gatsby worked out his ay into what he is now. his real name is James Gatz he changed it when he was seventeen and that's how he introduced to Cody.
the relative who has left a inheritance has to have left a will to whoever they want to get the inheritance
Tom Buchanan left his shoes at Gatsby's mansion during a visit with Daisy.
MLB player Cody Asche bats left.
MLB player Cody Ross throws left.
NHL player Cody Eakin shoots left.