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Great Gatsby- Final Test Review 1 Nick Carraway - ANSWER The story's narrator. Nick rents the small house next to Gatsby's mansion in the West Egg and, over the course of events helps Gatsby by reunite with Daisy (Nick's cousin). Nick's Midwestern sensibility finds the East an Unsettling place, and he becomes disillusioned with how wealthy socialites like the Buchanans lead their lives. Daisy Buchanan - ANSWER Beautiful and mesmerizing, Daisy is the apex of sociability. Her privileged upbringing in Louisville has conditioned her to a particular lifestyle, which Tom, her husband, is able to provide her. She enraptures men, especially Gatsby, with her diaphanous nature and sultry voice. She is the object of Gatsby's desire, for good or ill, and represents women of an elite social class. Tom Buchanan - ANSWER Daisy's hulking brute of a husband. Tom comes from an old, wealthy Chicago family and takes pride in his rough ways. He commands attention through his boisterous and outspoken (even racist) behavior. He leads a life of luxury in East Egg, playing polo, riding horses, and driving fast cars. He is proud of his affairs and has had many since his marriage. Myrtle Wilson is merely the woman of the moment for Tom. Jordan Baker - ANSWER Professional golfer of questionable integrity. Friend of Daisy's who, like Daisy, represents women of a particular class. Jordan is the young, single woman of wealth, admired by men wherever she goes. She dates Nick casually, but seems offended when he is the first man not to fall for her charms. Although she is savvy, she comes off as somewhat shallow in her approach to life. Jay Gatsby - ANSWER The protagonist who gives his name to the story. Gatsby is a newly wealthy Midwesterner-turned-Easterner who orders his life around one desire: to be reunited with Daisy Buchanan, the love he lost five years earlier. His quest for the American dream leads him from poverty to wealth, into the arms of his beloved and, eventually, to death. Myrtle Wilson - ANSWER Married lover of Tom Buchanan. She serves as a representative 00% accurate!
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