The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Characters
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The Great Gatsby Characters

Meet the Cast

Nick Carraway

While the title The Great Gatsby might suggest that the central puzzle of this novel is “Th...

Jay Gatsby

Origins: Jimmy Gatz Long before Gatsby was “great,” he was a small town kid with big...

Daisy Buchanan

Gatsby’s entire fortune, and his entire life, really, are built upon the hope that someday...

Tom Buchanan

Tom Buchanan is Daisy’s husband, an extremely wealthy man, a brute, and an athlete. He̵...

Jordan Baker

Nick might end up "halfway in love" with Jordan, but he consistently describes her as cynical, ha...

George Wilson

Poor George. He really gets the short end of the stick in this one. And, seeing as he’s one...

Myrtle Wilson

We get the feeling that Myrtle Wilson is not an especially smart woman. Strung along by Tom, Myrt...

Meyer Wolfsheim

We don’t know a lot about Meyer Wolfsheim – and we’re not supposed to. Beyond t...

Owl Eyes and Klipspringer

These two odd characters sum up two extremes of the kinds of ludicrous, hilarious, bizarre people...