Cast+of+Characters

﻿Cast of Characters ====__﻿Jay Gatsby__- Jay is the main character in //The Great Gatsby.// He is originally known as James Gatz, but when something happens in the novel, he becomes Jay Gatsby. Jay is well known for his lavish parties and lifestyle, although no one knows of his past life before he came to West Egg. ====

__ Daisy Buchanan- __ Daisy is the wife of Tom Buchanan. Jay Gatsby is in love with Daisy, and at one point in the novel Tom believes that Daisy and Jay are having an affair. Daisy met Jay a few years before and promised him she would wait for him, but she doesn't. She meets Tom and the lifestyle pulls her in. She has the option to win Jay back, but she hides behind her wealth and remains with Tom.

__ Tom Buchanan- __ Tom is Daisy Buchanan's husband. He is very wealthy, powerful, and prejudice when it comes to race and gender. Tom is hypocritical, as he does not feel the need to live up to the expectations that he has for everyone else in the town.

__ Nick Carraway- __ Nick is the narrator of the novel. He lives near Jay Gatsby and becomes close friends with him. He is also the cousin of Daisy Buchanan and assists in trying to fix hers and Jay's broken relationship.

__Jordan Baker-__ Jordan is a close friend of Daisy and is involved with Nick at a point in the novel.

__ Myrtle Wilson- __ Myrtle is romantically involved with Tom Buchanan behind Daisy's back. Myrtle has a tough life and thinks that her connection with Tom will help her move up the social ladder, although it does not.

__ George Wilson- __ George is the husband of Myrtle. He sees her as someone better than himself and tries his hardest to please his wife and give her the life he believes she deserves.