The Great Gatsby Characters/Locales - Chapters 1-2
Jordan Baker
Daisy's pro-golfer friend Nick finds her attractive
Tom Buchanan
Daisy's rich husband. Rude and arrogant. He has an affair with Myrtle
Myrtle Wilson
George's wife Has affair with Tom very lively
George Wilson
Myrtle's husband owns a body shop; poor lifeless
Nick Carraway
Narrator Bondsman who lives in the West Egg Honest and doesn't judge people
Daisy Buchanan
Nick's cousin and Tom's wife. Beautiful
Jay Gatsby
Protagonist of the story, Nick sees him reaching out to green dock light Very wealthy; lives next door to Nick Throws lavish parties
Valley of Ashes
Stopping point between West Egg and New York Extremely impoverished Location of George Wilson's garage and Tom's girl (George's wife)
East Egg
The "old money" neighborhood. They all looked down on the West Eggers.
West Egg
The location of Gatsby's home; site of elaborate parties. "new money"
