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Everyone in The Great Gatsby is tied to someone else. Tap a name to see how.

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Ringed in colour: Gatsby and DaisyTap a name

  1. J
    The host

    Jay Gatsby

    A mysterious millionaire who throws huge parties. Born James Gatz, he has one dream: Daisy.

    • Nick Carraway: neighbour and friend
    • Daisy Buchanan: first love
    • Tom Buchanan: rivals
    • Meyer Wolfshiem: business partner
    • Dan Cody: mentor
    • Henry C. Gatz: father and son
    • George Wilson: blames him
    Listen: Chapter 3
  2. N
    The narrator

    Nick Carraway

    A young man from the Midwest who rents the small house next to Gatsby's and tells the story.

    • Jay Gatsby: neighbour and friend
    • Daisy Buchanan: cousins
    • Jordan Baker: a summer romance
    • Tom Buchanan: college friends
    Listen: Chapter 1
  3. D
    The dream

    Daisy Buchanan

    Nick's cousin. Rich, charming and hard to pin down. Gatsby loved her five years ago.

    • Nick Carraway: cousins
    • Tom Buchanan: married
    • Jay Gatsby: first love
    • Jordan Baker: old friends
    Listen: Chapter 1
  4. T
    The husband

    Tom Buchanan

    Daisy's husband. Very rich, very strong and used to getting his way.

    • Nick Carraway: college friends
    • Daisy Buchanan: married
    • Jay Gatsby: rivals
    • Myrtle Wilson: affair
    • George Wilson: points him to Gatsby
    Listen: Chapter 1
  5. J
    The golfer

    Jordan Baker

    A famous golfer and Daisy's friend. Cool, clever and not always honest.

    • Nick Carraway: a summer romance
    • Daisy Buchanan: old friends
    Listen: Chapter 1
  6. M
    The mistress

    Myrtle Wilson

    Tom's lover. She lives above her husband's garage in the valley of ashes and longs for a richer life.

    • Tom Buchanan: affair
    • George Wilson: married
    Listen: Chapter 2
  7. G
    The garage owner

    George Wilson

    Myrtle's husband. Tired and poor, he runs a garage in the valley of ashes.

    • Myrtle Wilson: married
    • Jay Gatsby: blames him
    • Tom Buchanan: points him to Gatsby
    Listen: Chapter 2
  8. M
    The gambler

    Meyer Wolfshiem

    A shady businessman who helped Gatsby get rich. Said to have fixed the 1919 baseball World Series.

    • Jay Gatsby: business partner
    Listen: Chapter 4
  9. D
    The mentor

    Dan Cody

    A rich copper miner who took young James Gatz on his yacht and taught him about wealth.

    • Jay Gatsby: mentor
    Listen: Chapter 6
  10. H
    The father

    Henry C. Gatz

    Gatsby's father, who comes from Minnesota for the funeral, proud of his son.

    • Jay Gatsby: father and son
    Listen: Chapter 9