The Great Gatsby Characters Mrs Kreunen English III
The Great Gatsby Characters Mrs. Kreunen ~English III
Nick Carraway �Narrator �Moves to West Egg (off of Long Island, NY) after returning from WWI �Lives next door to Gatsby mansion �Cousin of Daisy Buchanan �Moral compass of novel
Jay Gatsby �The title character; around 30 years old �Born very poor; becomes wealthy through black market involvemnets �Deeply in love with Daisy �Throws lavish parties �He is a man of great HOPE
Daisy �Nick’s cousin �Married to Tom �Married for money and status �Shallow, careless, and fickle �The love of Gatsby’s life
Tom Buchanan �Daisy’s Husband �Former college football star �Wealthy- from old money �Arrogant/Dishonest �Jealous of Gatsby �Cheater- has a mistress
Jordan Baker �Daisy’s friend �Professional Golfer �Cynical and suspicious of the world around her �Cheats at golf and Nick describes her as a life �Nick briefly dates her
Myrtle Wilson �Tom’s mistress �Married to George Wilson (an auto mechanic) �Serves as a representative of lower class �Suffers a tragic end
George Wilson �Myrtle’s husband �Runs a gas station/car garage in Valley of the Ashes �Trapped as a member of lower-middle class
Setting �East Egg �West Egg �More fashionable �New money �Old money families �Self-made millionaires
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