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Gatsby
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nick Carraway | 1st person narrator- the story's events are interpreted through his eyes Represents middle class The only character who knows all the circumstances |
| Jay Gatsby | No one really knows what goes on inside of him or who he is Wealthy New money |
| Daisy Buchanan | Louisville, Kentucky Socialite Born into tremendous wealth Empty-headed, fake She is lovely, but very careless Lacks any substance |
| Tom Buchanan | Daisy's husband From a wealthy family in Chicago "Supercilious" , brash, racist, and an adulterer abusive |
| Jordan Baker | Golfer Young, Somewhat of a love interest to Nick Lacks substance Liar |
| Myrtle Wilson | Lives in the Valley of Ashes Mistress of Tom Desperate to escape her fate |
| George Wilson | Sad owner of a gas station in Valley of Ashes Product of economic hardship Myrtle's husband |
| Doctor T.J. Eckleburg | Doctor whose billboard looks down upon the Valley of Ashes Billboard has a gigantic blue eyes behind enormous yellow-glasses-George calls those eyes the eyes of god |
| West Egg | New money Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway |
| East Egg | Old money Snobby, Greedy Tom and Daisy Buchanan |
| Valley of Ashes | George and Myrtle Wilson |