The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1. Jay Gatsby

   • Main Character; Handsome and impractical
   • Wealthy young man trying to impress his former love Daisy Buchanan
   • Influenced by the American Dream

2. Daisy Buchanan

   • Nick Carraway's cousin and Married to Tom Buchana
   • Beautiful and Elegant
   • Former lover of Jay Gatsby

3. Jordan Baker

   • Daisy's best friend and Nick Carraways love interest
   • Dishonest and self-centered
   • represents the new women of the 1920's

4. Myrtle Wilson

   • Married to George Wilson but is infactuated with Tom Buchanan and his mistress
   • Lives in the valley of ashes
   • Desperate and trashy

5. Nick Carraway

   • Narrator; Honest and observant
   • Moves to New York to learn the bond business
   • Befriends Jay Gatsby and helps him in his attempts to see Daisy

6. Tom Buchanan

   • Married to Daisy
   • Powerful and very wealthy
   • Arrogant cheater and hypocritical as he becomes aware of Gatsby's plan to win back Daisy

7. The Book

   • Biography of the author; F. Scott Fitzgerald
     • http://www.biography.com/people/f-scott-fitzgerald-9296261
   • The Summary
     • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Iu29TNfkM
   • The Analysis
     • http://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/literary-devices.html
   • Readers Guide
     • http://www.neabigread.org/books/greatgatsby/readers-guide/

8. George Wilson

   • Myrtle Wilsons husband
   • Owns a gas station and repair shop in the valley of ashes
   • Exhausted worker and killer of Jay Gatsby

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