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Nick's Cousin Daisy seems to get mixed up romantically with Gatsby, one of her old lovers while her husband Tom has a lover named Myrtle whom he takes to an apartment in the city one day with Nick. One night, Gatsby, Nick. Tom and Daisy go out, and learning of each other's affairs, get outraged. Gatsby and Daisy drive home in Gatsby's car, and hit and kill Myrtle on accident. Myrtle's husband George, in a rage goes to Gatsby's house and kills him before turning the gun on himself for killing his wife, even though it was Daisy who was driving. Nick then holds a small funeral for Gatsby, where close to no one attends. Then moves to the west coast vowing to never visit there again. Point of View: Third person Narrative Tone: Main Characters: Jay Gatsby: Lives in West egg, throws numerous parties, Daisy's lover past and current lover until his death, Gets shot by George Nick Carraway: Main character. moves into a small house on west egg, Daisy's cousin, befriends Gatsby. Daisy Buchanan- Nick's cousin. Married to Tom, Gatsby's old and current lover, sardonic and somewhat cynical. knows all about Tom's lovers and his infidelity. Tom Buchanan- Daisy's husband, arrogant, hypocritical bully. has no moral qualms about his own extramarital affair with Myrtle, but when he begins to suspect Daisy and Gatsby of having an affair, he becomes outraged and forces a confrontation. Myrtle Wilson: Tom’s lover, whose lifeless husband George owns a run-down garage in the valley of ashes. Believes she deserves more than her husband, who is deeply devoted to her George Wilson: Myrtle’s husband, the lifeless, exhausted owner of a run-down auto shop at the edge of the valley of ashes. George loves and idealizes Myrtle, and is devastated by her affair with Tom. Meyer Wolfsheim - Gatsby’s friend, a prominent figure in organized crime. Before the events of the novel take place, Wolfsheim helped Gatsby to make his fortune bootlegging illegal liquor Klipspringer - The shallow freeloader who seems almost to live at Gatsby’s mansion, taking advantage of his host’s money. 2012-04-08 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/2155782 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/2151464 Honors Brit lit vocab 2012-04-04 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/2151464 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/2146656 AP lit essential terms 2012-03-31 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/2146656 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/2141327 AP Literary Terms 8th set 2012-03-26 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/2141327