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=__//The Great Gatsby// Characters:__= =__Jay Gatsby:__= Jay Gatsby is a rich man who seems to appreciate flashy items like cars, and hydroplanes. Throughout the novel Gatsbyis described as a smart, "Oxford man" (Fitzgearld 122). In the book, Gatsby is described as "quick and extravagantly ambitious" (Fitzgerald 100). While he divulged his past history, Nick describes him as using "phrases worn so threadbare that they evoked no image except that of a turbaned "character" leaking sawdust at every pore as he pursued a tiger through the Bois de Boulogne" (Fitzgerald 66). Gatsby seems very protective of Daisy because of when he is hiding behind the bush of Daisy's front yard, and he says that he "wants to wait here till Daisy goes to bed" (Fitzgerald 145).

=__Nick Carraway:__= Nick Carraway seems to be a very timid narrator. Even though he is always inside on the action, he gives readers an outside perception. However, he should be considered a round and dynamic character. He expresses many emotions throughout various events in the novel, including when he goes over to Tom and Myrtle's apartment, where he tells us that "the second time he had been drunk was that afternoon" (Fitzgerald 29). This extreme boredom and apprehension for being at that apartment led the narrator to drinking. This clearly demonstrates how Nick Carraway is a round character. Nick Carraway can also be a dynamic character. Above all other characters, Nick seems to be the only one to take away a meaningful lesson from this series of unfortunate events. Nick is the only one who realizes the gravity of the situations in the novel, especially surrounding Gatsby's death. Nick takes the responsibility to help arrange the funeral for this deceased man, even though he does not have to do anything at all.

= = =__Jordan Baker:__= Miss Baker seems to be a flat, stereotypical athlete who is all about the fame and glory of life. She appears to be a static character because of the fact that she did not learn anything from the series of events in the novel. Towards the end of the story, Jordan announces to Nick that she is engaged (Fitzgerald 177), even though, she seemed to be flirting around all the time. This demonstrates that she learned absolutely nothing from the mistakes of the other couples in the novel. Her being all about fame seems to develop her as a flat, static character. = = =__Daisy Buchanan:__= Throughout the story, Daisy seems to be a very proud, character. She should be described as being round because of her dynamic personality. She is often witty and comes back at people with biting remarks like when Tom attempts to get Daisy away from Gatsby. She says "if you want to take down my address, here is my little gold pencil" (Fitzgerald 105). She probably said that just to make Tom angry. Daisy Buchanan should be considered a static character because of her "double dealing" with both Tom and Gatsby. = = =__Tom Buchanan:__= Tom is a traditional, hypocritical, stereotypical jock. First off, Tom is cheating on his wife and makes the comment that "women should not be running around" like his wife does. Tom always acts for himself, and when Mr. Wilson confronted him about who killed Myrtle, Tom pointed the finger at Gatsby and got him killed (Fitzgerald 178). selfishness shown throughout the novel leads readers to the conclusion that Tom is a stagnant character with multiple characteristics that make him rounded. = = =__Mr. Wilson:__= Mr. Wilson is the labor-intensive, work-aholic in the novel, making him a common stereotype. He is so focused on work that he appears to readers as one-dimensional. Wilson focuses so much on his garage business that he does not even realize until the end of the story that his wife is cheating on him. In the end, however, Wilson snaps. After Myrtle is killed by Gatsby's vehicle, Mr. Wilson hunts down and kills Jay Gatsby. This transformation from a timid, focused, and oblivious businessman to a murderer who tracked down his wife's killer, makes Mr. Wilson a truly dynamic character. = = =__Myrtle Wilson:__= Myrtle Wilson, in many respects, seems to be a victim of the novel. She is a one-dimensional character because of the vagueness that seems to be about her. Myrtle loved Tom at the beginning and the end of the novel, so she should probably be considered a static character. Myrtle did not ever seem to come to any moral epiphanies in the novel.