Culture
THE GREAT GATSBY
By Samantha Costanza / Assoc. Culture Editor
Character Web
One of the main catalysts of this whirlwind story is the relationships among the characters. All of the characters are connected, forming a complicated web of relationships – some friendly, some romantic – that ultimately collide, causing lots of exciting drama as some people are brought together and others torn apart.
Daisy Buchanan-Carey Mulligan
A beautiful, insecure young socialite. She has a deep need to be loved and often behaves superficially to mask her true emotions.
Married
Tom Buchanan-Joel Edgerton Extremely wealthy, powerfully built man. He is extremely arrogant and often makes sexist and racist remarks. He shamelessly cheats on his wife, and she clearly knows it.
Cousins
In Love
Lovers
Nick Carraway-Tobey Maguire
Myrtle WilsonIsla Fisher
Friends
Jay GatsbyLeonardo DiCaprio
A fabulously wealthy, handsome young man. He throws lavish parties, yet beneath the surface he is deeply flawed, deceitful and dishonest.
The narrator. A young World War I veteran. People often confide their secrets in him because of his honest and tolerant nature.
Romantically Involved
Jordan BakerElizabeth Debicki
A young, boyish girl. She is a competitive golfer, representing one of the “new women” of the ’20s. She is very cynical, self-centered, and dishonest. 36
Married
Beautiful, vivacious young girl. She desperately seeks something more than the life she has, yet ends up putting herself into one bad situation after another.
George WilsonJason Clarke
Lifeless, tired owner of a run-down auto shop. He is completely and utterly consumed by his love for his wife.
May 2013