Characters in The Great Gatsby

Nick Carraway

NarratorMidwesterne

rIvy LeagueWWI vetLiving in NY

Jay Gatsby

Protagonist (main character)

MysteriousNouveau

RicheLavish

partiesLoves Daisy

before War

Daisy Buchanan

Married to Tom

Gatsby’s love interest

SocialiteNick’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)