Characters
The Narrator of the story; Cousin to Daisy, Neighbor to Gatsby
Nick
Where Nick and Gatsby live; People with New Money Live it; Considered less fashionable
West Egg
1st Person
An old billboard for an Eye Doctor; Has Two large eyes that look over the Valley of Ashes
Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg
The nickname that Gatsby calls Nick
Old Sport
Husband of Daisy; Boyfriend to Myrtle; Friend of Nick's from college
Tom
Tom takes Nick here in Chapter 2; Tom has an apartment with Myrtle here
New York City
"...the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe."
Simile
Relationship between Nick and Daisy
Cousins
Tom buys Daisy one for their apartment in NYC
a dog
Wife to Tom; friend to Jordan; Cousin of Nick; Has a daughter
Daisy
Where Tom and Daisy live; People with Old Money live here; Considered very fashionable.
East Egg
East Egg; West Egg; New York City
Settings in the Great Gatsby
Tom does this to Myrtle when she won't stop saying Daisy's name
breaks her nose
Sport that Jordan plays
Golf
Neighbor to Nick; Lives in West Egg; Has lavish parties
Gatsby
Where Tom and Nick both went to College; It's in a town called New Haven.
Yale
"My own house was an eyesore."
Metaphor
Nick's love interest; Daisy's friend; golfer
Jordan
People who attend Gatsby's parties
Famous people
Wife to George Wilson; Girlfriend to Tom; Likes to live a rich lifestyle in NYC
Myrtle
Desolate industrial wasteland; George and Myrtle Wilson live here
The Valley of Ashes
"I'm paralyzed with happiness."
Hyperbole
Nick is from here before he moved to NY.
Mid West
Owns a gas station; Husband to Myrtle; Trying to buy a car from Tom
Wilson