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THE GREAT GATSBY REVIEW

THE GREAT GATSBY REVIEWMs. Constanza GuevaraMr. Maximiliano gutierrezNick carrawayMINNIE ANDERSONBEN GATSBYJAY GATSBYDAISY BUCHANANTOM BUCHANANJORDAN BAKERMYRTLE WILSONGEORGE WILSONLILIAN WATSONCHARLES SMYTHETHOMAS BARNESPAUL MORRISNICK CARRAWAY

JAY GATSBY

DAISY BUCHANAN

TOM BUCHANAN

JORDAN BAKER

MYRTLE WILSON

GEORGE WILSON

Characters

Nick carraway

Narrator.young man from Minnesota.educated at Yale and fighting in World War I, goes to New York City to learn the bond business. Honest, tolerant, and inclined to reserve judgment.West Egg.

Jay gatsby

protagonist of the novel.fabulously wealthy young man .West Egg.famous for the lavish parties.no one knows where he comes from, what he does, or how he made his fortune. he met Daisy while training to be an officer in Louisville.

Daisy Buchanan

Nicks cousin. Daisy was courted by a number of officers, including Gatsby.Married to tom buchanan.East Egg. Kills myrtle wilson.

Tom buchanan

wealthy husband.

member of Nicks social club at Yale.

OLD MONEY.

racism and sexisM.

extramarital affair.

Jordan baker

Daisys friend.

Dates nick.

A competitive golfer.

Myrtle wilson

Toms lover.

Georges wife.

valley of ashes.

fierce vitality and desperately looks for a way to improve her situation.

George Wilson

Myrtles husband.

owner of a run-down auto shop.

the valley of ashes.

HE GRIEFS when Myrtle is killed.

Kills gatsby.

QUESTION TIME!

WHO IS THE PROTAGONIST OF THE NOVEL?Who is the narrator of the story?Who is a famous golfer?Who is daisy married to?WHO KILLS MYRTLE WILSON? HOW?WHO KILLS JAY GATSY? WHY?Who tom has an affair with?

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