Summaries for The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
CHARACTER LIST (*Relevant characters listed only) Nick Carraway: The narrator of the story, a cousin of Daisy's Daisy Buchanan (formerly Daisy Fay): Nick's cousin, wife of Tom Tom Buchanan: Daisy's husband, a wealthy man who is a former football player Jordan Baker: a friend of Daisy and Tom's, an athlete Jay Gatsby (Jimmy Gatz): Nick's neighbor Myrtle Wilson: Tom's mistress George Wilson: Myrtle's husband of eleven years Catherine: Myrtle's sister Mrs. Sigourney Howard: Jordan's aunt Ewing Klipspringer: A man who seems to be a permanent boarder at Gatsby's home. Mr. Meyer Wolfsheim: A shady acquaintance of Gatsby's Dan Cody: a senile millionaire who took Gatsby under his wing. Walter Chase: a man who knows something about Gatsby's business Michaelis: main witness at the inquest Henry C. Gatz: Gatsby's father SUMMARIES Chapter 1 Nick, the n