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Characters in The Great Gatsby. Nick Carraway Narrator Midwesterner Ivy League WWI vet Living in NY.

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1 Characters in The Great Gatsby

2 Nick Carraway Narrator Midwesterner Ivy League WWI vet Living in NY

3 Jay Gatsby Protagonist (main character) Mysterious Nouveau Riche Lavish parties Loves Daisy before War

4 Daisy Buchanan Married to Tom Gatsby’s love interest Socialite Nick’s cousin

5 Tom Buchanan College friend of Nick’s Married to Daisy Super rich— never worked ever

6 Jordan Baker Daisy’s childhood best friend Socialite—super rich Professional golfer Nick’s love interest

7 Myrtle Wilson Married to George Member of lowest class—the working poor Lives above a gas station in Valley of Ashes

8 George Wilson Married to Myrtle Valley of Ashes— Dump between NYC and Long Island (West and East Egg)

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