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Nick Carraway
The narrator of the story who defined himself as "one of the few honest people he knew". The story revolves around him and his acquaintances as he became more and more involved and tangled in the mystery of Gatsby.
Jay Gatsby (James Gatz)
The focus of the story and indirectly the main character. He devoted his life to Daisy, whom he had met before and fallen in love with in the army and promised to wait for him to come back. However, as he returned with a great amount of fortune, Daisy already had been married with Tom Buchanan. Not bothered by this fact, he continued his quest of pursuing Daisy.
Daisy Buchanan
Nick Carraway's second cousin. Although, married with Tom and became a mother, she still had feelings for Gatsby, which led to a forbidden affair and eventually to tragedy.
Tom Buchanan
Daisy's Husband and Nick's friend in college. He was a big hulking man who was considered a national figure. He had been having a secret affair with another woman, Myrtle, who was the wife of George B. Wilson. Despite this affair, he was mad upon knowing Daisy's affair with Gatsby.
Jordan Baker
A girl whom Nick had encountered several times and seemingly Nick had feelings for. They gradually became closer as the time went by. She was engaged with another man in the end.
Myrtle Wilson
Tom's Mistress and George B. Wilson's wife. She was disappointed of her marriage with George, having little money and power, and was happy with her affair with Tom. She was killed in a car crash incident involving Daisy and Gatsby.
George B. Wilson
The owner of a small car repair company. Bewildered after the car crash that took his wife's life and thinking it was the same man whom his wife had been having affair with, he was determined to find and kill the killer. Since Gatsby was the one who had the yellow car in the incident, he became the subject of George's rage.
To understand what truly drives these characters and why they act the way they do, read the full psychological breakdown on Summary King.
Minor Characters
Henry Gatz - Gatsby's father which later would appear in the story, after Gatsby's death.
Meyer Wolfsheim - supposedly to be one of Gatsby's closest friend. However, when invited to Gatsby's funeral, it was then revealed that his bond with Gatsby was all business and he didn't want anything more to do with Gatsby.
Catherine - Myrtle sister who had been introduced to Nick the same day he met Myrtle. A reckless girl full of lies who wanted everything to work in her favor.
Dan Cody - Gatsby's best friend who had already been dead. He left Gatsby a legacy of twenty-five thousand dollars which Gatsby never took.
Ewing Klipspringer - a man who resided at Gatsby's mansion and lived as though as his own. When informed about the funeral, he gave a picnic as an excuse to leave.
Owl Eyes - a man from Gatsby's all night parties. He was one of the few people who came to Gatsby's funeral.
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