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The Great Gatsby
Character | Description |
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Nick Carraway | Morally upright and honest |
Daisy Buchanan | Harbors a deep need to be loved |
George Wilson | Hard-working; one of the only characters to mention God |
Jay Gatsby | On a quest to fulfill an “incorruptible dream” |
Jordan Baker | Self-centered and cynical; represents people of the 1920s |
Meyer Wolfsheim | Prominent figure in organized crime |
Myrtle Wilson | Insists on being born and married into the wrong class |
Owl Eyes | The eccentric drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby’s mansion |
Klipspringer | The shallow freeloader who takes advantage of Gatsby's money |
Tom Buchanan | Comes from an old, wealthy Chicago family |