1. The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1925

2. Setting Information East Egg - where Daisy and Tom lived - old $
West Egg - where Nick and Gatsby lived - new $
Long Island Sound - island east of NY located 20 miles from the city
New York – where Tom met Myrtle; State novel takes place
Prohibition/Jazz Age
1922 – after WWI
Spring
Valley of Ashes - separates Long Island from New York

3. Nick Carraway Plot Character/Narrator
Cousin to Daisy/Went to New Haven with her husband
Story is told from his point of view
Grew up in American mid-west/conservative/middle class
Moved to NY to become a Financial investor - Bond man
Lives on West Egg next to Jay Gatsby - moved there after WWI
Lives in a small bungalow

4. Nick continued Realistic Non-judgmental
Observes other characters/honest/simple/high moral standards
"I am one of the few honest people that I ever known."

5. Daisy Buchanan Nick's cousin Mother to a three year-old Plot character
Aware of, yet calm about, Tom's infidelity
Seems miserable with Tom

6. Daisy continued
Small
Delicate
Like a flower

7. Tom Buchanan Daisy's husband Racist (The Rise of the Colored Empires)
Bully
Having an affair with a woman in NY
Plot character
Arrogant and rich
30, sturdy straw-haired man, physically strong
Had an affair on his honeymoon

8. Miss Jordan Baker Athlete in training
Single, wealthy, upper class woman
From Louisville, Daisy's friend
"Critical" story about her that Nick cannot remember - an article in the newspaper accusing her of cheating in a game
Golf professional
Nick believed she was "incurably dishonest"

9. Myrtle Wilson Plot character Married to George Wilson
Mistress of Tom Buchanan
Has a sister named, Catherine
Lower class woman who seeks upper class lifestyle through Tom
Vibrant woman, mid-30s, thickish figure, not beautiful

10. George Wilson Story character Owns a garage in the Valley of Ashes
Blond, pale
Spiritless
Submissive

11. Mr. and Mrs. McKee Story characters
Neighbors of Tom and Myrtle's New York love nest (apartment).

12. Mr. Gatsby Plot character, protagonist, 31-32 years-old
Lives in West Egg in a huge mansion
Mysterious character...many rumors surround him
Holds parties that last all weekend long, people are not invited...they just went there, behavior was that of an amusement park

13. Jordan Baker - after chapter 7
Immoral
Dishonest
Careless
Unemotional
Fills in gaps about Daisy and Gatsby's earlier relationship
Displays Nick's character

14. Gatsby continued Brought up in America Educated at Oxford
Son of a wealthy family in Midwest
Family is dead
Traveled the world hunting, collecting jewels, painting
Fought in WWI
Claims to have won honors and medals

15. Gatsby in chapter 6 Born James Gatz
Changed his name to Jay Gatsby and later joined the army
As a lieutenant, he was stationed near Louisville, which is where he met Daisy Fay
He dated Daisy, but then had to go to war
While away at war, Daisy married Tom
Self-made man

16. Ewing Klipspringer Story character Lives with Gatsby - "the boarder" -
Plays piano for Daisy and Gatsby in chapter 5
Refuses to go to Gatsby's funeral

17. "Owl Eyes" - chapter 3 Story character
A guest at one of Gatsby's parties
Appears as an observer on three occasions and identifies what the reader should believe: 1) books are real - Gatsby owns books just so he looks educated and well-read. This is symbolic of the pretentiousness and superficiality of society. 2) Car accident - shows how careless/reckless the characters behave. 3) funeral - out of the hundreds who attended Gatsby's parties there was one unselfish person.

18. The Valley of Ashes - chapter 2
Halfway between West Egg and New York City
Desolate barren land
Where Tom's dishonesty is revealed
Place where poor/lower class people live
Symbolizes sadness/suffering/despair - affair
Symbolizes lawlessness and corruption - car accident

19. Dr. T.J. Eckleburg - chapter 2
Eyes on advertisement board looking out at Valley of Ashes
Symbolizes God watching over them

20. Meyer Wolfsheim - chapter 4
Story character
A small, flat-nosed Jew with a large head, hairy nostrils, and tiny eyes.
Fixed the 1919 World Series
Wears human-molar cufflinks
Gangster and gambler associated with Gatsby's wealth
Met Gatsby after the War.
Through association, Wolfsheim reveals Gatsby's connection to crime.
Does not attend Gatsby's funeral - he believes that friends are only important and useful when they are alive.

21. Mr. Sloane - chapter 6 Story Character Tom Buchanan's friend
Visits Gatsby with Tom and acts rude - meant to show Gatsby is "new" money and not the same class as these people, even though he has the same money as them.

22. Jay Gatz - chapter 6 Raised on a farm in the North Dakota
His parents were poor farmers
Briefly attended college at St. Olaf in Minnesota
At 17, he met Dan Cody and sailed with him for two yrs.
Changed his name to Jay Gatsby and later joined the army
As a lieutenant, he was stationed near Louisville, which is where he met Daisy Fay
He courted Daisy Fay, but then had to go to war
While away at war, Daisy married Tom
Self-made man

23. Dan Cody - chapter 6 Story Character Became Gatsby's image of wealth
Millionaire who taught Gatsby how to get rich
Self-made man whose money had no purpose

24. Pammy Buchanan - chapter 7
Story character
Daisy and Tom's daughter
Displays the emotional distance between herself and Daisy
Symbolizes the reality of Buchanan's marriage

25. Michaelis - chapter 7 Story character
Owns coffee shop next to Wilson's garage
Witnesses Mrytle's death

26. Dan Cody - Chapter 6 Story character Became Gatsby's image of wealth
Millionaire who taught Gatsby how to get rich
A self made man whose money has no purpose

27. Daisy - final thoughts
Falls in love with Gatsby again; however, she will not leave Tom to be with him.
She drove the car that killed Myrtle
Never admits her guilt to her husband
Daisy and Tom leave the U.S.
Weakest main character
Will not challenge her husband
Emotionally distant from her husband
Careless regarding the lives and feelings of others
In the end, she deserts Gatsby
Represents the American Dream

28. Tom - final thoughts Violent man
Becomes concerned about Daisy and Myrtle only when he thinks he might lose them
Seems emotionally unaffected by Myrtle
Demonstrates how money corrupts
Contrasted to Nick and Gatsby's personalities

29. Gatsby - final thoughts
Romantic - believes money can buy anything, such as youth, beauty, and love
His only reason for living is to win Daisy back; he creates a wealthy image to impress her.
Material wealth-based ideals lead to his destruction.
Idealizes the rich; however, in the end, he is betrayed by them.
Shot and killed by George Wilson who thought that Gatsby was having an affair with Myrtle.
He becomes destroyed by his own ideals.
Great because of his dream

30. Nick - final thoughts Arranges Gatsby's funeral
In the end, he moves back to the mid-west
Brutally honest - except on two occasions: 1) denies Gatsby's illegal dealings 2) does not admit to Tom that Daisy was driving the car that killed Myrtle.
Would rather side with Gatsby than with Tom.
Reveals other characters
Stable character who is worthy of compassion
A simple character who cannot dream like Gatsby; therefore, Gatsby's dreams seems great