New Characters
Nick Carraway: the narrator of the story
Daisy Buchanan: Nick’s cousin
Tom Buchanan: Daisy’s husband and a fellow Yale graduate of Nick’s
Jordan Baker: a friend of Daisy and, eventually, a friend of Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby: Nick’s mysterious next-door neighbor
Summary
Soon after Nick Carraway returns from the war, he abandons his native Middle West and the hardware business of his forebears and goes East to enter the bond business. He rents a bungalow in West Egg, Long Island,...
Source: MAXnotes to The Great Gatsby, ©2000 Research and Education Association, Inc.. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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