Alponse Gabriel Capone most known as "Al Capone" is a real life character that can be related with the fictional character of the Great Gatsby, Jay Gatz. Al Capone, the same way as Gatz become "new rich" because their business, Gatz lived in a place near New York called West Egg, where most of the new rich lived, his business gave him the money to be so rich. In the case of Al Capone, he came from a poor family that in-migrated to America from Italy and by the years Al Capone worked for other bootlegger's, meanwhile he worked many years for them, he ascended and become the owner of the business of alcohol, illegal gambling and prostitues. Both characters work in illegal works and they were so rich because of this.
They both had many power, in the place they live both had respect from others. In the Great Gatsby, Gatz made many parties and people respect him a lot, they knew he was a powerful man. In the case of Al Capone, people in new york feared him, there was a point when he was so rich and powerful that the other mafias respect him. They both were quite recognized by society and during the time they worked in their business they were known as mysterious.
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