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Tom's mistress; gets hit by Gatsby's car
Myrtle Wilson
Husband of Myrtle who shoots Gatsby
George Wilson
The color that Daisy and Jordan are always in; symbolizes purity and innocence
White
Where Daisy and Tom live
East Egg
What Gatsby does for a living
Nick Carraway
His real name was James Gatz; he threw big parties to gain Daisy's attention
Jay Gatsby
What Dan Cody's yacht symbolizes
wealth
Where Nick and Gatsby live
West Egg
Bondsman; works in the bonds business
Fixed the World Series; business partner to Gatsby
Meyer Wolfsheim
Before she was married, she dated Gatsby; cried the night before her wedding over one of Gatsby's letters; has a daughter
Daisy Buchanan
This color describes the Valley of Ashes - desolate, dark, lonely
grey
What East Egg is like
fashionable; colonial style homes; people there come from old money
The nickname Gatsby calls everyone
old sport
Nick met him in Gatsby's library at a party; one of three people to attend Gatsby's funeral
Owl-eyed man
Tom Buchanan
What the Dr. T.J. Eckleburg billboard looks like and symbolizes
eyes and glasses; symbolizes God watching over everything
What West Egg is like
modern; less fashionable; people from there come from new money; party-scene
The only 3 people who attended Gatsby's funeral
Nick, Henry Gatz, the Owl-eyed man
Father of Gatsby who attends his funeral
Henry Gatz
Nick's "girlfriend" who used to be a professional golfer
Jordan Baker
Symbolizes hopes and dreams
What the Valley of Ashes is like
grey; desolate; between West Egg and New York; today is Queens; not many people live there; only has a gas station, railroad station and a few stores
Who George Wilson believes had an affair with and kills Myrtle
Gatsby