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Nick Carraway narrator of the book honest and tolerant Daisy Buchanan’s
cousin born in Minnesota served in WWI moves to West Egg
(outside of NYC) parents have money
Nick’s House described as a
“weather beaten cardboard bungalow”
$80 a month the Finn is his “maid” next door to Gatsby
Daisy Buchanan married to Tom
Buchanan beautiful socialite Nick Carraway’s
cousin grew up in Kentucky lives in East Egg
(outside of NYC) parents have money
Tom Buchanan married to Daisy has “old money” racist and sexist arrogant bully lives in his “glory
days” lives in East Egg
(outside of NYC)
Jay Gatsby protagonist of the
book man of mystery;
many rumors about him
served in WWI lives in West Egg
(outside of NYC)
George Wilson described as a
lifeless, run-down man
owns a run-down mechanic shop
lives in the Valley of Ashes
has no money
Myrtle Wilson George’s wife described as a
voluptuous woman lives in the Valley of
Ashes wants better things
in her life having an affair with
Tom Buchanan
The New York Apartment apartment for Tom
and Myrtle rendezvous
notice how people react at their party
Klipspringer one of many Gatsby party attendees Stays at Gatsby’s house so often they call
him the “boarder”
Meyer Wolfsheim Jay Gatsby’s
business associate supposedly fixed the
World Series of 1919 has human molars as
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