george wilson

Characters

Nick Carraway

The novels narrator, Nick is a young man from Minnesota who, after being educated at Yale and fighting in World War I, goes to New York City to learn the bond business....
Jay Gatsby

The title character and protagonist of the novel, Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg....
Daisy Buchanan

Nicks cousin, and the woman Gatsby loves....
Tom Buchanan

Daisys immensely wealthy husband, once a member of Nicks social club at Yale....
Jordan Baker

Daisys friend, a woman with whom Nick becomes romantically involved during the course of the novel....
Myrtle Wilson

Toms lover, whose lifeless husband George owns a run-down garage in the valley of ashes....
Meyer Wolfsheim

Gatsbys friend, a prominent figure in organized crime....
George Wilson

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