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Characters in The Great Gatsby. Nick Carraway. Narrator Midwesterner Ivy League WWI vet Living in NY. Jay Gatsby. Protagonist (main character) Mysterious Nouveau Riche Lavish parties Loves Daisy before War. Daisy Buchanan. Married to Tom Gatsby’s love interest Socialite
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Nick Carraway • Narrator • Midwesterner • Ivy League • WWI vet • Living in NY
Jay Gatsby Protagonist (main character) Mysterious Nouveau Riche Lavish parties Loves Daisy before War
Daisy Buchanan Married to Tom Gatsby’s love interest Socialite Nick’s cousin
Tom Buchanan College friend of Nick’s Married to Daisy Super rich—never worked ever
Jordan Baker Daisy’s childhood best friend Socialite—super rich Professional golfer Nick’s love interest
Myrtle Wilson Married to George Member of lowest class—the working poor Lives above a gas station in Valley of Ashes
George Wilson Married to Myrtle Valley of Ashes—Dump between NYC and Long Island (West and East Egg)