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Characters in The Great Gatsby

Feb 24, 2016

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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Page 1: Characters in  The Great Gatsby

Characters in The Great Gatsby

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Nick Carraway

NarratorMidwesterne

rIvy LeagueWWI vetLiving in NY

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Jay Gatsby

Protagonist (main character)

MysteriousNouveau

RicheLavish

partiesLoves Daisy

before War

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Daisy Buchanan

Married to Tom

Gatsby’s love interest

SocialiteNick’s cousin

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Tom Buchanan

College friend of Nick’s

Married to Daisy

Super rich—never worked ever

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Jordan Baker

Daisy’s childhood best friend

Socialite—super rich

Professional golfer

Nick’s love interest

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Myrtle Wilson

Married to George

Member of lowest class—the working poor

Lives above a gas station in Valley of Ashes

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George Wilson

Married to Myrtle

Valley of Ashes—Dump between NYC and Long Island (West and East Egg)