The Great Gatsby Character Worksheet



The Great Gatsby Character Worksheet

Directions: Complete the chart for each character. For the Physical Traits and Memorable Quote columns, choose direct quotes from the novel and include page numbers.

| |Physical Traits |Memorable Quote |Identifying Details |Three Adjectives |Relationships to Other Characters |

| |(quotes from text) |(include page number) | | | |

| | | |Narrator | |Daisy’s cousin |

| | | |Educated at Yale, from a moderately | |Gatsby’s neighbor |

|Nick Carraway | | |wealthy family, served in WWI, | |College friend of Tom |

| | | |learning the bond business, lives | | |

| | | |alone in bungalow on West Egg next | | |

| | | |door to Gatsby | | |

| |Low, thrilling voice (13) | |has a two year old child |wealthy |Nick’s cousin |

| |Sad and lovely face (13) | | | |Tom’s wife |

|Daisy Buchanan | | | | | |

| |Two shining arrogant eyes (11) |“It's up to us, who are the dominant |athletic, plays polo |arrogant, self-centered |married to Daisy |

| |Gruff, husky tenor (11) |race, to watch out or these other |wealthy, comes from “old money”; East|violent, abusive |college friend of Nick’s |

|Tom Buchanan |Enormous power of the body (11) |races will have control of things." |Egg |impatient |suspicious of Gatsby |

| |Leaning aggressively forward (11) |(17) |educated at Yale |racist, chauvinistic | |

| | | |early 30’s |adulterous | |

| | | |cheating on Daisy with Myrtle, breaks|strong, dominant | |

| | | |her nose |wealthy | |

| | | | |Mysterious |Nick’s neighbor |

| | | | |Wealthy, self-made man |In love with Daisy |

|Jay | | | | | |

|Gatsby | | | | | |

Minor (Still Important) Characters: Be able to identify how each minor character relates to the major characters.

| |Relationships to |Identifying Details |Memorable Quote |Three Adjectives |Physical Traits |

| |Other Characters | |(include page number) | |(quotes from text) |

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|Jordan | | | | | |

|Baker | | | | | |

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|Myrtle | | | | | |

|Wilson | | | | | |

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|George | | | | | |

|Wilson | | | | | |

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|Klipspringer | | | | | |

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|Meyer Wolfsheim | | | | | |

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|Dan | | | | | |

|Cody | | | | | |

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|Henry | | | | | |

|Gatz | | | | | |

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