The Great Gatsby (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- First Published: 1925
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1920’s
- Setting: New York City and Long Island
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, New York City, Class consciousness, 1920’s, Honesty, Upper classes, Accidents, Drinking or drunkenness, Corruption, Gangsters, Organized crime, Millionaires, Parties
- Locales: Long Island, NY
Characters Discussed
Nick Carraway, the narrator. A young Midwesterner who was dissatisfied with his life at home, he was attracted to New York and now sells bonds there. He is the most honest character of the novel and because of this trait fails to become deeply fascinated by his rich friends on Long Island. He helps Daisy and Jay Gatsby to renew a love they had known before Daisy’s marriage, and he is probably the only person in the novel to have any genuine affection for Gatsby.
Jay Gatsby, a fabulously rich racketeer whose connections outside of the law are only...
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