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Jay Gatsby
Hopeful, enigmatic West Egg millionaire
Nick Carraway
Observant Midwestern bond salesman
Daisy Buchanan
Charming, wealthy East Egg socialite
Tom Buchanan
Arrogant, powerful East Egg heir
Jordan Baker
Cool, competitive golf champion
Myrtle Wilson
Vital, dissatisfied garage owner’s wife
George Wilson
Exhausted Valley of Ashes mechanic
Meyer Wolfshiem
Gambler with criminal connections
Catherine
Myrtle’s worldly younger sister
Chester McKee
Pale, aspiring apartment photographer
Owl Eyes
Drunken guest impressed by books
Ewing Klipspringer
Frequent guest at Gatsby’s mansion
Lucille McKee
Chester McKee’s boastful wife