Character Trivia
Nick Carraway
Tom Buchanan
Meyer Wolfsheim
Old Owl Eyes
Michaelis
Klipspringer
George Wilson
Jordan Baker
Myrtle Wilson
Daisy Buchanan
James Gatz
Jay Gatsby
- Lives in West Egg next door to Gatsby
- Had lunch with Gatsby & Meyer WOlfsheim in the restaurant … or in the club if you are relying on your knowledge from the 2013 movie. J
- Moves at the end of the novel.
- Is the narrator of the story, and says that he is the most objective man that he has ever known.
- Feels at the end of the novel that both Tom and Daisy are careless (the word ends with “-less”).
Tom Buchanan
- Lives in East Egg and is so rich that he owns polo ponies.
- Tells police the identity of the owner of the yellow car.
- Breaks Myrtle’s nose.
- Feels it necessary to “throw it” in Gatsby’s face that Daisy does not want him anymore.
- Hypocritically consoles Mr. Wilson after the hit and run accident.
Meyer Wolfsheim
- Wears cuff links made of _human teeth.
- Fixed the World’s series.
- Acted as his assistant for Gatsby in the club.
- Refuses to attend Gatsby’s funeral because he “cannot get mixed up in [that] thing”.
Old Owl Eyes
- Attended the party and enjoyed the free “beverages”.
- Was drunk for days (how long?)
- Was involved in a car accident and he “wasn’t driving.”
- Only party-goer who attended Gatsby’s funeral
- Was most impressed by Gatsby’s shirts because they were silky.
Michaelis
- Witnesses the death of Myrtle.
- Owns the shop located next to the Wilson residence.
Klipspringer
- Is nicknamed the poplo.
- Plays the piano when Nick and Daisy visits Gatsby.
- Asks Nick for his phone number when he’s asked to come to the party.
George Wilson
- Lives in the slums of New York.
- Shoots Gatsby because he believes that he is the one who ran over Myrtle.
- Figures out that his wife has been having an affair because he finds a wad of money in their home.
- Locks Myrtle in the house.
- Wants to purchase the car so that he can get money to move away from New York.
Jordan Baker
- Is a professional lady
- Is from Illinois
- Rumored to have won at a big tournament.
- Says to Nick, “It takes lemons to make lemonade”.
- Is – at times – linked romantically to Nick Carraway.
Myrtle Wilson
- Justifies her affair with Tom by saying, “You don’t know how bad my husband is”.
- Can’t stand her husband
- Sensuously carries her self.
- Thinks that her husband, George, isn’t a gentleman because he borrowed a suit for their wedding.
- Sees Tom and Daisy together and thinks that she is his wife.
- Is Tom Buchanan’s mistress
- Breaks out of her apartment and runs into Gatsby’s car.
Daisy Buchanan
- Is married to Tom Buchanan.
- Wears the color yellow and speaks quietly so that people can lean in.
- Is from Conneticut.
- Is the cause of Myrtle’s death sad “event.”
- According to Gatsby, is the first real girl that he has ever known.
- Represents the perfection that Gatsby wants.
- Loves both Tom and Gatsby
- Has a “voice full of honey”.
- Doesn’t like parties, so he stops having them.
- Is a horrible driver.
James Gatz
- Grew up in Minnesota
- Attended college at Oxford
- Was mentored by Dan COdy
- Was hustled out of his 25,000 by Codys family
- Changed his name to Jay Gatsby at the tender age of 17
Jay Gatsby
- Gives parties with the sole purpose of luring Daisy over.
- Tells Nick that he is from New Jersey.
- Is a wealthy man who has chased his dream for 20 years.
- Believes that one can re-live the past
- Is constantly striving for the green light.
- Favorite phrase seems to be “old sport”.
- Takes the blame for the death of Myrtle because he wants to protect Daisy above all else.
- His love for Daisy is destined to fail because she can never live up to the fantasy of who Gatsby imagines she is.
- Is the only person who Nick likes at the end of the novel.
- Was murdered by George Wilson
- Wants to reverse Daisy and repeat the past.